The revolt, led by Judas Maccabeus and his family, was a fight to reclaim not just their land but their identity and freedom to worship. The Maccabean victory was marked by the rededication of the ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Syrian Greeks who oppressed the religious ...

Judas Maccabeus found a jar of oil that would only burn for one day but burned for eight, according to the Jewish religious text, the Talmud. According to brittanica.com, Hanukkah can be ...