The revolt, led by Judas Maccabeus and his family, was a fight to reclaim not just their land but their identity and freedom to worship. The Maccabean victory was marked by the rededication of the ...

Judas Maccabeus found a jar of oil that would only burn for one day but burned for eight, according to the Jewish religious text, the Talmud. According to brittanica.com, Hanukkah can be ...