Hanukkah, December 4 to 12

Bubbe and Zayde tell a story a night, and the family keeps every one!

We love that Hanukkah lasts eight nights, so there's a night for everyone's story! After the candles, somebody answers a question by voice note, video, photo or a few written lines, and Bubbe and Zayde tell their own stories back. Use Chorus to keep every one of them, and on the last night the family has a book to hear, read and hold.

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Gathering everyone's messages is free. You won't need a card.

A Chorus hardcover with Our eight nights on the cover
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Leah

her granddaughter

A photo from Leah of the family laughing over old photos

Bubbe, happy Hanukkah! It's my night tonight. Tell me about the wooden dreidel in the kitchen drawer. Did Zayde make it, or was it yours when you were small...

The questions

Eight nights of Hanukkah questions

Three of these go in the book to start. Swap in any you like, or write your own, and pick one for each night.

For Bubbe and Zayde12 questions
  1. Tell me about Hanukkah when you were little. Who lit the menorah?
  2. Whose latke recipe do we use, and what's the secret?
  3. Tell me about the house you grew up in.
  4. Tell me about the day you two met.
  5. What did your parents teach you that you still do?
  6. Tell me about your mother. What do you wish we knew about her?
  7. Which night of your life would you love to live again?
  8. What was your first job, and what did you buy with your first paycheck?
  9. Tell me about the day your first child was born.
  10. Which song do you still sing from when you were little?
  11. What do you hope the grandkids carry on?
  12. Where's a place you'd love to take the grandkids?
For the family8 questions
  1. What has Bubbe taught you?
  2. What's your favorite Hanukkah memory with the family?
  3. Tell us about a time Zayde made you laugh.
  4. Who makes the best latkes, and who burns them?
  5. Which family tradition would you keep forever?
  6. Who at this table would you like to thank, and what for?
  7. What made you laugh this year?
  8. What do you hope we're all doing together this time next year?
For the grandkids to ask8 questions
  1. Did you ever win at dreidel, and what did you win?
  2. What was your favorite Hanukkah present when you were my age?
  3. Tell me about your best day at school.
  4. Tell me about a pet you had growing up.
  5. What did you want to be when you grew up?
  6. Did you ever get in trouble? What happened?
  7. What do you think I'll be like when I grow up?
  8. What's your favorite thing we do together?

Two ways to do it

Ask Bubbe and Zayde about their lives, or ask everyone, a night at a time.

Their own story

Bubbe and Zayde's stories

The candles are lit, the latkes are gone, and Bubbe has your phone. She picks the question, and one answer a night is plenty.

  • Tell me about Hanukkah when you were little. Who lit the menorah?
  • Whose latke recipe do we use, and what's the secret?
  • What do you hope the grandkids carry on?
Start Bubbe and Zayde's story

Everyone's stories

The family's eight nights

Send the link to the family group chat before the first night and give each night to somebody. Whoever lights their candles in another city sends theirs from there.

  • What has Bubbe taught you?
  • What's your favorite Hanukkah memory with the family?
  • What do you want to thank them for this year?
Start the family's book

Record Bubbe and Zayde right there by the menorah in the Chorus app! After Hanukkah it prompts you with their next question every week or every month.

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Our mission

The world gets better when people hear the good things we say about them.

We are enabling over 1 million people to say it. Share the stories, love and gratitude. Your voice is what makes the world's greatest gift.

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Family stories people recorded

I am so glad I took the time to do this, my bubbe loved it so much and said it was the best present she has ever gotten. Just a super gift!!
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Sarah D.

recorded her bubbe's life story

Dad cried....and my dad never cries! It was so easy to collect the stories. Super support too!
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Emily M.

recorded her dad's life story with her mom

Chorus, thanks so much! I'm not technical and found this so easy. The book is a family heirloom now.
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Mary C.

recorded her zayde's life story

The podcast link is brilliant - you just get things you couldn't get in a book like laughing or the background in a recording! I am so happy we have this for all the grandkids.
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Chris O.

recorded his dad's life story

SUPER idea. In a world where we're all so disconnected, capturing all the things we mean to each other is just priceless. Make the time, do it!
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Kate B.

recorded her mom's life story

Here's what you keep.

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Rachel

her daughter

A photo from Rachel of them laughing over a photo album

Mom, Ezra wants to know if you heard him sing the blessing from Chicago. He got every word. Call him tomorrow and tell him you heard...

Next up, Ezra, her grandson

Hear it

Their stories in their own voices

Eight nights of answers and stories play from one link, in the order the candles were lit.

What has Bubbe taught you?

Noah

her son

Mom, you taught me that the latkes are done when the kitchen window steams up.

Scan to hear Noah

Read it

A book to read online

A book online that you can send digitally or print at home!

A Chorus hardcover with Our eight nights on the cover

Hold it

A hardcover for Bubbe and Zayde to keep

We print the book and ship it to your door.

What makes it easy

We've made it easy for everyone to join in!

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Rachel

her daughter

Light One Candle

Peter, Paul and Mary

Play on SpotifyPlay on YouTube

Add a song to their message

Each person can pick a song that goes with their story. It plays from their place in the podcast and prints on their page.

choruskeepsake.com/book/our-eight-nights

One link for everyone

They can each record a message on their own phone. Nobody needs an account.

Voice, video or writing

Everyone can answer their own way, with a voice note, a video or a few written lines.

Scan the page and hear their voice!

A code under each message plays the voice from the book. You can switch the codes off if you'd like the page without them.

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Everyone can chip in

Turn on chip-in and everyone can put money towards the book.

The free Chorus app

Record Grandma or Grandpa on your phone

Grandma might never open a link, and that's ok! Sit down together, ask her one of the questions and hold up your phone while she talks.

Also in the app

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Esther

You squeeze the potatoes in a dish towel until your hands hurt. Then you fry them in more oil than you think you need.

Edit

Change anything before it prints

You see every page before it prints, so you can fix a word, swap a photo or take a page out.

Esther, voice note6:15

Leah, video1:02

Rachel, voice note2:11

Keep every recording

Every voice note and video is yours to download, free, whenever you like!

Gathering is free. You pay when the book is ready.

Collect every voice and every photo for free, then choose how you keep it.

The voices

$45

Their own podcast. Every recording is tidied as it comes in, and one link plays them all.

Choose the voices

The book

$99

The podcast, plus a book online that you can send digitally or print at home.

Choose the book

The keepsake

$115

The book printed as a hardcover and shipped to you, with everything above. Shipping is included.

Choose the keepsake

Start free and send the link today.

How it works

Everyone records on the phone in their pocket.

The page everyone sees when they open the link, with a name typed in
1. Send the link before the first night. The family opens it on their own phones and says who they are.
The recording screen, with a question and a big record button
2. Hand Bubbe your phone. She taps the red button and talks.
The writing screen, with an answer typed under the question
3. Or they write it. They can add a photo with it.

When everyone's in, you choose the podcast, the book online or the printed book.

Questions people ask

When is Hanukkah 2026?

It starts at sundown on Friday, December 4, 2026 and the eighth candle is lit on Saturday, December 12. Hanukkah 2027 starts at sundown on Friday, December 24.

What questions should I ask my grandparents at Hanukkah?

Pick one for each night. The first night suits Bubbe's own Hanukkah as a girl, and the last suits what she hopes the grandkids carry on. The other 28 are here, and you can write your own.

Do they need to download an app?

No. Bubbe and Zayde open your link on any phone and record, or you record them in the Chorus app when you are together.

Can family in another city take part?

Yes! The link works anywhere, and every voice plays in the one podcast.

When will the book be ready?

The podcast link and the book online are ready the day you order, so the family can press play on the last night. We print the hardcover and ship it to you within three weeks.

What does it cost?

It doesn't cost anything to collect the stories. When the book is ready, you choose the podcast, the book online or the printed hardcover. We ship the hardcover to you and the shipping is included.

Can someone write their message instead?

Yes. Anyone can type their message instead of recording it, and add a photo with it.

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