Posts Tagged: Hanukkah story
A Hanukkah Guide for the Perplexed, 2023
As Hanukkah begins on Thursday, here are eight facts you might not know about the "Festival of Lights": 1. According to Israel’s Founding Father, David Ben-Gurion,...
Hanukkah and the False Glory of Military Victories
One of the most-celebrated military victories in history took place in 1560. Known as the Battle of Okehazama, it was a decisive encounter of the...
Hanukkah: A ‘Stiff Necked’ People — the Fight for Sovereignty and Against Assimilation
Hanukkah is not just about gifts, latkes, jelly-filled donuts (sufganyot), and dreidels -- though they are certainly nice (and fun). At its core, Hanukkah is the...
In Time for Hanukkah, Israel Reveals Artifact Bearing Name of Hasmonean Leaders
JNS.org - The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced Thursday the discovery of a 2,100-year-old stone bowl inscribed with a name common among members of the Hasmonean dynasty,...
Bronze Coin Dating to Maccabean Revolt in Hanukkah Story Unearthed in Jerusalem
JNS.org - A bronze coin that was in circulation at the time of King Antiochus IV Epiphanes, who decreed that the Jews must be annihilated and during...
A Hanukkah Miracle in Israel
JNS.org - When I was a kid, Hanukkah was my favorite holiday. I loved the family get-togethers, the latkes my mom made, and of course, celebrating...
8 Ways to Celebrate Hanukkah — Without Gifts
JNS.org - Despite Hanukkah being one of the few Jewish holidays not mentioned in the Torah, it gets a lot of play — pun intended....
The US-Hanukkah-Israel Connection
The legacy of Hanukkah has been an integral element of the American ethos; a cornerstone in the foundation of the covenant -- established by the...
Thanksgivukkah: Abe Lincoln the Maccabee
I have fond childhood memories of Thanksgiving. I can't quite remember what was on the menu, but I do remember the feelings of familial warmth...
Mel Gibson the Maccabee? How an Irony-Filled Project Fell Apart
For Mel Gibson and Joe Eszterhas—who had planned to collaborate on a recently shelved film on the life of Judah the Maccabee, one of the...
