The Maccabean Revolt was one of the most striking conflicts between Israelites and ancient Greeks, commemorated today through ...

In historical terms, the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Moral: Don't mess with the ...

The real deal was that, because of the temple takeover, the Jews hadn’t been able to observe the weeklong fall pilgrimage ...

Those tops are today’s Chanukah dreidels. One Jew, Matthias and his five sons rebelled against this oppression and they led ...

Researchers from the University of Haifa and the Zinman Institute of Archaeology hailed the discovery of 160 Hasmonean coins ...

This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. The ...

The festival of Hanukkah was established as a reminder that we celebrate and thank God even when we know fleeting moments of ...

Some 50 ultra-Orthodox recruits were drafted into the Israel Defense Forces’ new Hasmonean Brigade on Sunday at the army’s Tel Hashomer induction center in Ramat Gan. The soldiers will form the ...

Rare ancient coins from the Hasmonean dynasty, dating over 2,000 years old, were discovered in the Jordan Valley, Israel.

Dozens of Israelis demand prisoner-hostage swap with Hamas, blame Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for obstructing ...

In this quaint Deerfield Valley town, the spirit of Hanukkah was brought to life last Thursday with a grand public menorah ...