In a match with a nail biting finish, the Devils beat the Anaheim Ducks on December 18, the seventh night of Chanukah. For Yavneh Academy, the energy was felt both on and off the ice. For the second year in a row, a group of Yavneh concert choir members, plus two devoted concert choir alumni, had the honor of performing the “Star Spangled Banner” on the ice, pre-game. Then the crowd had a chance to hear the Yavneh choirs in between periods of play on the main concourse. As a grand finale to Yavneh night at the New Jersey Devils, the combined choirs performed their signature Chanukah song “Chanukah in Santa Monica” as an opening to a performance by the renowned Maccabeats. The Maccabeats high-fived our singers as they came off stage. The night was a win for both the Devils AND the Yavneh choir family!