This 5 minute long video presents The Maccabeats & Netanel Hershtik singing havdalah to two popular melodies. The opening paragraph “hine el yeshua’ati” is sung to the traditional melody from the Modzitz Hasidic group known for their musical compositions, while the four central blessings of the ceremony are sung to the popular melody composed by Jewish American singer-songwriter, Debbie Freidman. Netanel Hershtik is the cantor of the Hampton Synagogue. The Maccabeats are an all-male Jewish a cappella group that originally formed as Yeshiva University’s student vocal choir. They came together to produce this song in honor of the Shabbat Project, an annual movement to inspire world Jewry to celebrate one Shabbat together each year. The video features Havdalah ceremonies from the Shabbat Project events around the world.Â