I’ve often described the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces as “modern-day Maccabees,” invoking the larger-than-life image of the Chanukah superheroes as a way to compliment today’s ...

This Chanukah I join Jews around the world in celebrating Israel’s recent military victories, that parallel the holiday’s commemoration of the Maccabees’ triumphant war against the powerful ...

The Maccabees fought a defensive war for religious freedom, while Hamas’s actions are rooted in an ideology that seeks the destruction of Israel and employs tactics condemned by international law.

The booklet is a supplement to candle lighting, connecting Israel and Israelis to the celebration ... and these heroes of the IDF are the Maccabees of our time. The more we understand this ...

as evidenced by the Maccabees' victory over the Greeks. At present, we must publicize the great miracle of our generation: the revival of the People of Israel in the Land of Israel after the long ...

Antiochus banned Jewish practices and desecrated the Holy Temple, much as terrorists on October 7 violated the sanctity of Israeli homes and communities in Israel’s South. His empire ...

These days we can see many Maccabees. People,who similar to the Maccabees, fought when it was difficult and when we were the minority. We witnessed many battles of the few facing the many.

1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical books ... At the time of 1 Macc, the land of Israel was caught in the crossfire of the ancient Greek empires. 1 Macc begins with the death of Alexander ...