A truly dramatic moment in Jewish history was Menachem Begin's ... These days we can see many Maccabees. People,who similar to the Maccabees, fought when it was difficult and when we were the ...

Jewish tradition is rich with such wonders ... spiritually and practically. The Maccabees’ miraculous triumph over the Greeks was not a result of military prowess but a result of judgment ...

After quickly mentioning the miraculous jar of temple oil that burned for eight days, many sources will tell you it’s about the unlikely triumph of the Maccabees, who fought for Jewish religious ...

In addition, the Maccabees’ campaign against the Seleucid ... the IDF is pitted against virtually the entire world united against the Jewish State. Not only has it been defending its people ...

The Maccabees fought for the value of Jewish distinctiveness, the right to live according to commandments that the prevailing Greek authorities viewed as backward. They viewed dietary laws ...

We all learned in kindergarten that a small band of Jewish fighters, the Maccabees, rose up against the mighty Greek army and rededicated the Temple. However, the true picture was not quite that ...

The holiday commemorates the victory of the Maccabees, a group of Jewish freedom fighters, over the Syrian-Greek occupiers of Judea in the second century before the common era. The Maccabees ...

The oil wasn’t the miracle of Hanukkah. The real miracle was that the Maccabees, a tiny band of Jewish guerrillas, defeated the Syrian-Greek army — the mightiest army in the world — and ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, takes place from December 25 through January 2 this year. Hanukkah celebrates the victory of a small group of Jewish rebels ...

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But when the Maccabees returned to their ransacked temple ... The tradition is organized by the Jewish Community Alliance of Lancaster, but people of all religions are invited to attend.

According to Jewish tradition, Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of oil that burned for eight days after the Maccabees defeated the Greeks. The menorah is a symbol of the temple lampstand.