Hanukkah on the Rocks (Hallmark Channel - 2024)

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Tory is still single, much to her Bubby’s chagrin. Tory explains she’s just too busy right now, trying to make partner. Speaking of which, she rushes out of Bubby’s breakfast to make it to work. She’s swamped and ends up falling asleep at her desk. But all this work may be for naught. The company is going to experience some layoffs due to a merger, and it doesn’t take long for her to get the boot.
Cut to Rocky’s bar. We meet Sam and his grandson, Jay. Jay is here on a mission—convince Sam to move closer to his family. When the regulars at the bar find out, they’re very mad. Sam is an institution! But Sam also recently fell, though he insists he’s fine.
Tory talks to her parents but can’t quite bear to tell them she was fired. She goes to visit her sister, and apparently it’s been a while because her nephew doesn’t even recognize her.
The next day, both Tory and Jay end up at the store to pick up some Hanukkah candles. There’s only one pack left, and they argue a bit. Ultimately, Jay ends up with them.
As she leaves the store, Tory sees Jay walking into Rocky’s. She follows him in, and walks out with a bartending job. Sam is pumped because he likes talking to her and calls her the granddaughter he never had.
Sam loves Rocky’s. It was a special spot for him and his late wife, and he insists on celebrating the first night of Hanukkah inside Rocky’s.
Jay and Tory end up spending more time together and start enjoying each other's company.
Rocky’s begins to become the go-to spot for Hanukkah, and the pair is thriving. Everything is going great, except for when Tory’s parents surprise her by showing up in the city.
It’s clear the sparks are flying between Jay and Tory, but he’s only here for two weeks. Jay starts to realize that this place, and this community Sam has built, is pretty wonderful.
Turns out, Sam owns the bar and the entire building—but no one knows. He wants to leave it all to Jay and wants Tory to help make that happen legally.
The word finally gets out that Tory was fired, and her mom cries. It’s the first time I’ve been on the side of someone lying.
Then, word gets out that Sam owns the building when someone comes in to make an offer on it. Jay gets mad that Tory kept this from him, so Sam pulls them both aside, sets the record straight, and tells Jay to get over it.
Sam tells Tory he wants to move here, and we get a TRIPLE almost kiss moment. They head downstairs to celebrate another night and share a big kiss after lighting the menorah.