“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 ...

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 ...

For decades, Assad crushed dissent, committed atrocities, and fueled a civil war. His removal feels like a moment of light breaking through darkness, much like the Maccabees’s victory over their ...

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 ...

The Maccabees fought a defensive war for religious freedom, while Hamas’s actions are rooted in an ideology that seeks the destruction of Israel and employs tactics condemned by international law.

Resisting assimilation, the Maccabees defeated the Syrian army ... During those early weeks of Israel’s war in Gaza, as posters of the hostages were being torn down and Jews whose dress so ...

Hanukkah, the holiday that combines a celebration of victory in war with that of lights that ... time to celebrate with these modern-day IDF Maccabees. To focus on the light that showed them ...

After a while, their harsh culture war became a civil war ... named Mattathias and his five sons instigated a revolt. These Maccabees, as they came to be called, used guerrilla tactics to defeat ...

When war broke out in Ukraine in 2020 ... beautiful reminders of the resiliency of the Jewish people. Just as the Maccabees refused to be victims and allow their enemies to steal their identity ...