*!אױ גװאַלד

Mark Leibovich, NYT. Links at site.

The canon of Hanukkah songs written by Mormon senators from Utah just got a little bigger.

Senator Orrin G. Hatch, a solemn-faced Republican with a soft spot for Jews and a love of Barbra Streisand, has penned a catchy holiday tune, “Eight Days of Hanukkah.”

The video was posted Tuesday night on Tablet, an online magazine of Jewish lifestyle and culture, just in time for Hanukkah.

“Anything I can do for the Jewish people, I will do,” Mr. Hatch said in an interview before heading to the Senate floor to debate an abortion amendment. “Mormons believe the Jewish people are the chosen people, just like the Old Testament says.”

Uh-oh. End-of-days shit. Yeah, that Mormon likes Jews all right if they'll convert any time up until the last minute. Otherwise fuck 'em.

At one point, Mr. Hatch unbuttons his white dress shirt to expose the golden mezuzah necklace he wears every day. Mezuzahs also adorn the doorways of his homes in Washington and Utah. Mr. Hatch keeps a Torah in his Senate office.

“Not a real Torah, but sort of a mock Torah,” he said. “I feel sorry I’m not Jewish sometimes.”

I'm going to be sick.

Note to Hatch: Put yer money where yer mouth is. Have a bris or STFU.

Note to those of the Hebrew persuasion: Watch your backs. Better yet, run for your life from this asshole.

*Oy gevult!