The find represents the “first evidence in the Judean Desert for the Maccabean revolt against the Greek Seleucid Kingdom,” the Israel Antiquities Authority said Tuesday. IE 11 is not supported.

According to Myla and Doug Kreinik, Hanukkah is an 8-night celebration where families get together and celebrate the victory Maccabean rebellion and the re-dedication of the Second Temple in ...

Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabean Revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. According to biblical text, Mattathias the Hasmonean started the revolt by refusing to worship the Greek gods.

This Jewish holiday, also known as the festival of lights, celebrates the Maccabean revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. The Maccabees, an army of Jewish rebels, conquered the Syrian-Greeks who ...

But then, in 70 CE, about 250 years after the Maccabean revolt against the Greeks, the Romans destroyed the Second Temple in Jerusalem and, with it, any remnants of Jewish sovereignty.

Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabean Revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. According to biblical text, Mattathias the Hasmonean started the revolt by refusing to worship the Greek gods.

Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabean Revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. According to biblical text, Mattathias the Hasmonean started the revolt by refusing to worship the Greek gods.

Maccabean Heroism. September 23, 1929. See Original Daily Bulletin From This Date Advertisement. Evidence of the supreme heroism of the Jewish pioneers in holding out against overwhelming odds is ...

According to Chabad.org, Jewish traditions rates that the dreidel dates back to when the the Holy Land was under Greek-Syrian rule and the Maccabean revolt which is celebrated by the holiday of ...

Hanukkah commemorates the Maccabean Revolt against the Syrian-Greek army. According to biblical text, Mattathias the Hasmonean started the revolt by refusing to worship the Greek gods.

Regardless if you're celebrating Hanukkah or not, it's always fun to partake in a game of dreidel. Here's what you need to know about playing this festive Hanukkah activity.