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Oy to the World is the Hallmark Channel's latest Hanukkah movie, and it serves as a perfect example of how not to make a Hanukkah film. When a burst pipe forces Temple Beth Am to close just before Hanukkah, its congregation is suddenly left without a place to gather. Help comes from across the street, from St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, which agrees to share its space during the holidays. Since the last night of Hanukkah and Christmas Eve coincide, the church's reverend (Harrison Coe) and Rabbi Levi Cohen (David Julian Hirsh) decide to hold a joint service for both congregations. Director: Paula Elle Writer: Rick Garman Stars: Brooke D'Orsay, Jake Epstein, Haven Gin This plan requires St. Joseph's youth choir director, Nikki Roberts (Brooke D’Orsay), to collaborate with Jake Cohen (Jake Epstein), the temple's substitute choir director, who is filling in for his injured grandmother (Patti Allan), who also happens to be Nikki's former high school rival. Tasked...