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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. The army of Judah the Maccabee. (credit ...

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 ...

Hanukkah commemorates the victory in 164 B.C. of a group of Jewish people (the Maccabees) over the Syrian Greeks, who had been occupying the Land of Israel since before 167 B.C. Not only had the ...

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.

In 164 BC, a group of Jewish fighters, Maccabees, at the command of Judah of Maccabees engaged in battle with the Greek army, which captured the city of Jerusalem in 200 BC. Judah and his fighters ...

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.