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The new, original movie Hanukkah on Rye is part of Hallmark Channel’s popular Countdown to Christmas programming event. Meanwhile, it famously stars Jeremy Jordan and Yael Grobglas and a song by Grammy Award Winner Lisa Loebl, Light. Read on to find out more about the movie, its cast and its premiere date below.
Hanukkah on Rye on Hallmark Channel
Coming soon to our screens on Hallmark Channel is a charming and romantic movie, Hanukkah on Rye. According to the official synopsis, Molly (Yael Grobglas) is about to become the fourth generation of her family to run Gilbert’s Deli on the Lower East Side of New York City. However, now, almost 100 years later, Gilbert’s is the last, old-school Jewish deli still standing, and it is getting harder and harder to make ends meet.
Meanwhile, Jacob’s (Jeremy Jordan) family is “deli royalty” in Southern California and runs their business in a completely different way. However, Jacob wants to make his own mark in the deli world and to do that, he is leading the expansion of Leven’s to New York City, a few blocks away from Gilbert’s.
A couple of weeks before the first night of Hanukkah, Jacob’s “bubby” (grandmother) gives him an early Hanukkah present. She has signed him up with an infamous matchmaker. Meanwhile, Molly’s grandmother (Linda Darlow) has the same idea. Under the rules of matchmaking, Jacob and Molly must exchange handwritten letters under assumed names to get to know each other.
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As the pair communicates with each other under the pseudonyms of Beth and David, they start to fall for each other. However, in the meanwhile, Jacob has traveled to New York to close the deal for the new Leven’s location.
In the meantime, Molly and Jacob meet in real life, with neither aware that they already know each other as Beth and David from their letters. In fact, there is an instant romantic connection between them over Hanukkah week. However, when Molly finally learns Jacob’s identity she realizes he could potentially put her family’s deli out of business.
Now, Molly is torn between “David,” who she has started to fall for thanks to his letters, and Jacob, who she can’t help being attracted to despite their conflicts. Finally, will Molly and Jacob be able to put their differences aside and get their own Hanukkah miracle?
Where do you know the cast from?
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Yael Grobglas, who plays Molly is known for her roles in Jane the Virgin and The Selection, while Jeremy Jordan plays Jacob and has starred in Supergirl and Mix Up in the Mediterranean. Moreover, Grammy Award winner Lisa Loeb (Robot Chicken) will bring her talent and voice to the screen with her song, Light.
According to the official IMDb page, other cast members include Dan De Jaeger as Frank, Angela Narth as Mrs. Mizansky and Sam Rosenthal as Ed Levy. Other cast includes Frederick Allen as a crowd member, Saul Elias as a child, Henrietta Ivanans as the business owner and Cindy Myskiw as a Gilbert’s Deli regular.
Behind the scenes of the Hallmark movie
Hanukkah on Rye comes from Hallmark Media, with Joey Plager as executive producer and Ian Dimerman as a producer. The movie is directed by Peter DeLuise from a script penned by Julie Sherman Wolfe.
When does Hanukkah on Rye premiere?
The new, original movie Hanukkah on Rye premieres on Hallmark Channel on Sunday, December 18 at 8 pm ET/PT as part of the network’s Countdown to Christmas programming event.
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