It’s been 10 years since Ohio entrepreneur Neal Hoffman brought more “funukkah,” as Adam Sandler might say, to Hanukkah celebrations for hundreds of thousands of families.
Hoffman appeared on an episode of ABC’s “Shark Tank” in 2014 to introduce Mensch on a Bench — a Hanukkah-themed take on Elf on a Shelf he created after his son asked for the plush toy associated with Christmas celebrations.
“My son, he asked for an Elf on a Shelf and I made a joke and said, man, we’re Jewish, you can get a Mensch on a Bench,” Hoffman recalled…