Rabbi Jon Nelson shares Hanukkah's story at Beaumont's 5th annual Menorah Lighting, celebrating light and miracles.

Mayor of St Neots, Cllr Richard Slade, shares the highlights of his mayoral calendar in December. December was an exciting mix of more than 35 meetings, shows, pantos, concerts, and civic events — the ...

The Jewish festival of Hannukah, which this year runs from 25 December to 2 January, actually has a lot in common with the ...

The Maccabean Revolt was one of the most striking conflicts between Israelites and ancient Greeks, commemorated today through ...

Antiochus’ actions led to a revolt of Jewish fighters led by Judas Maccabeus (“the Hammer”). Maccabeus and his followers used guerilla warfare to take back villages in the Judean countryside ...

“It is called the Chanuka or feast of dedication, and is designed to keep in memory the re-dedication of the temple at Jerusalem by the illustrious General Judas Maccabeus in the year 167 B.C ...

The fight of Judah Maccabee and the Jews against the Greeks is analogous to our struggle domestically against secular forces that seek to diminish the presence of God’s truth in our society.

Only rarely do Chanukah and Christmas fall on the same day, but this year is one of those times. The first light of Chanukah will be kindled in Jewish homes across the world on Wednesday evening ...

Abu Muhammad al-Julani, the leader of the Islamist group that toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria, said Monday that Syria will not be used as a launchpad for attacks against Israel and that he is ...

Six13’s take, "Defiant Maccabees," honors the ancient family of Jewish rebel warriors, led by Judas Maccabeus of the Maccabees, who successfully fought against oppression from Greece's Seleucid ...