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Maccabean war vs long-lasting oil: What is the true essence of Hanukkah? - opinion The Talmud says that on Hanukkah, we celebrate the miracle of the oil.

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 ...

After the Maccabean victory, three major “parties” dominated public life in Judah. The Essenes, Pharisees and the Sadducees bitterly fought about Hellenization, the globalist movement of the day.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem took place during the second century B.C. and, according to legend, saw Jews rising against their Greek Syrian oppressors in the Maccabean Revolt ...

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.