odox ▁Jewish ▁all - male ▁a ▁c app ella ▁group . ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁Yes h iva ▁University , ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York , ▁the ▁ 1 4 - member ▁group ▁special izes ▁in ▁covers ▁and ▁par od ies ▁of ▁contemporary ▁hits ▁using ▁Jewish - th emed ▁lyr ics . ▁Their ▁break out ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Han uk k ah ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" C and le light ", ▁a ▁par ody ▁of ▁Mike ▁Tom p kins ' ▁a ▁c app ella ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁Ta io ▁Cruz ' s ▁" D ynam ite ", ▁logged ▁more ▁than ▁two ▁million ▁hits ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁ten ▁days ; ▁the ▁video ▁has ▁been ▁viewed ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 4 ▁million ▁times ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁They ▁have ▁recorded ▁three ▁albums ▁and ▁one ▁EP , ▁and ▁frequently ▁release ▁music ▁videos ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Jewish ▁hol id ays . ▁They ▁tour ▁world wide ▁and ▁have ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁K ness et . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Mac c abe ats ▁were ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁at ▁Yes h iva ▁University ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁The ▁group ▁adapted ▁their ▁name ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁sports ▁teams , ▁" The ▁Mac c abe es ". ▁The ▁original ▁group ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁full - time ▁under grad uate ▁students , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁al umn i ▁of ▁B ne i ▁Ak iva ▁North ▁America . ▁The ▁group