Let us remember the Maccabees' heroism and of our incredible IDF soldiers, but also the quiet heroism of Rabbi Mordechai ...

This Chanukah I join Jews around the world in celebrating Israel’s recent military victories, that parallel the holiday’s ...

“At the time of the Maccabees’ war against the rule of Greece in the Land, that is how most of the Jews regarded Yehuda. At the beginning of the rebellion, only a handful followed hi ...

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday that begins on the 25th day of the month of Kislev. This year, the start coincides ...

“Today we light the first candle of Hanukkah to mark the victory of the Maccabees of that time and the victory of ... Israel ...

The festival of Chanukah commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus IV, who had conquered Jerusalem ...

This sparks the revolt. The Maccabees, which does not mean “light” but “hammer,” conduct a protracted and bloody guerrilla war against the Hellenic and Jewish ruling elite. Really ...

The strikes come as Israelis endure continued rocket attacks from the Houthi militia in Yemen even as attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have diminished.

With Hanukkah this year coming at the same time as Christmas, it is a wonderful reminder for us all—Christians and Jews— that ...