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 ...

1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. 2 Macc is not a sequel to 1 Macc. In fact, 2 Macc tells many of the same stories from a slightly different perspective than 1 Macc.

(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90) Hanukkah, celebrated next week, tells the story of the Maccabees – fighters who stood against tyranny, reclaimed their freedom, and rededicated the Temple ...

The most recent project the department developed from the "Wall of Heroes" with the idea that these heroes are our modern-day Maccabees is the Hanukkah project titled "8 Nights 8 Heroes." ...

Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem after a small Jewish army called the Maccabees reclaimed it from the Greek leader Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC.

The Catholic OT Canon includes - Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, I and II Maccabees - plus sections of Esther and Daniel which are absent from the Protestant OT. Protestant Christians do ...

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 ...

However, our prayers commemorating Hanukkah place much more emphasis on the military victory of the Maccabees over the mighty Greeks, the success of the few against the many, the pure against the ...

A CROWD LIT THE FIRST CANDLE OF THE MENORAH AT MACCABEES. DELHI PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS WERE THERE TO CELEBRATE THE JEWISH FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS. MOST LIGHTINGS AT THE DELHI WILL HAPPEN AT 530 ...

The Maccabees sparked whispers of a reunion in October and they have now confirmed they are back together and performing again. The five-piece band, fronted by Orlando Weeks, are already booked to ...