Posts Tagged: Hannukah
Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed, 2019
1. Chanukah’s historical context is narrated in the four Books of the Maccabees, The Scroll of Antiochus, and The Wars of the Jews. The Greek Empire...
Hanukkah’s Legacy in America
The legacy of Hanukkah has played a major role in shaping the American ethos and state of mind, from the early Pilgrims through the Founding...
How American Jews Made Hanukkah the Holiday of Religious Freedom
JNS.org - In the 21st century, Hanukkah is celebrated by more Jews than any holiday other than Passover. Both are performed at least one...
Supermodel Bar Refaeli Rumored to be Starring in Hannukah Musical
Israeli Supermodel Bar Refaeli is rumored to be appearing as the eponymous character of the musical Cinderella, slated to play on Hanukkah in Tel Aviv...
Judah Maccabee Film Put on Hold After Writer Says Mel Gibson “Hates Jews”
Mel Gibson's new film "Maccabee", about the Jewish warrior Judah Maccabee who led his army against Greek and Persian forces in the story of Hanukkah,...
A Titanic Victory and a Small Cruse of Oil
David Brooks, in an engaging but superficial article on Hanukah in the New York Times (The Hanukah Story, NY Times, December 10, 2009), sheds light...
Modern Day Lessons from the Chanukah Story
The story of Chanukah we hear year in and year out is about the triumph of the gallant few Maccabee rebels against the might...
The Morality of Killing Bin Laden
In imagining how we Americans would react to the news that Osama bin Laden had finally been killed, I expected mass expressions of relief. But...
