Posts Tagged: Hanukkah
Hanukkah Is the Perfect Answer to BDS
Boycotts rarely have the desired effects. At most, they can make the person who applies a boycott feel self-righteous. I have boycotted. In the '50s,...
After Months of Closure, IDF Opens Ancient Maccabee Palaces to Hanukkah Tourists
The Israel Defense Forces have reopened the archaeological site of the ancient palaces of the Maccabees to tourists in honor of Hanukkah. According to the Hebrew...
Hanukkah Memories
Every year, as Hanukkah approaches, I remove the First Book of Maccabees from my book case. The inscribed purchase date, November 1977, anticipated the Hanukkah following...
Parashat Vayeshev: Hanukkah and the Future of Israel
History -- the study of cause and effect in our world -- has been a serious challenge for honest historians. In many ways, interpreting history...
Israeli Artist Beats Gaza Rockets Into Hanukkah Lamps
The clang of hammer on metal and the roar of a blowtorch can be heard long before you walk into Israeli metal sculptor Yaron Bob's workshop. Featured prominently...
‘Tis the Season to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
If there ever was a time to move the United States embassy to Jerusalem, ‘tis the season. This week marks Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish holiday that commemorates...
The Meaning of Hanukkah
Hanukkah celebrates the Jewish rebellion against the Syrian Greek Antiochus IV. He called himself Epiphanes, which means the wise or godlike. His subjects called him...
Hanukkah Menorahs — Through the Ages
The holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the occupying Greek Assyrians more than 2,200 years ago -- which led to the re-dedication of the...
A Hanukkah Guide for the Perplexed, 2017
1. Here is Hanukkah’s historical context according to the Books of the Maccabees, The Scroll of Antiochus and The War of the Jews by Joseph Ben Mattityahu (Josephus Plavius): In 175 BCE, the...
Long Island Judaica Auction House Owner Displays 175-Year-Old Ukrainian Menorah Worth $200,000
Hanukkah menorahs are not generally thought of as luxury items, but at a Judaica auction house in Long Island there is one valued at $200,000,...
Son of Israeli Woman Killed in Berlin Truck-Ramming Attack Last Week Lights Menorah at Brandenburg Gate
The son of the Israeli woman who was killed in last week’s truck-ramming attack in Berlin lit the giant menorah at the Brandenburg Gate on...
Netanyahu Defends ‘Vigorous’ Response to Anti-Settlement UN Resolution: ‘We Do Not Turn the Other Cheek; Enough of This Diaspora-Think; the World Respects Strength’
“Israel is a country with national pride and we do not turn the other cheek,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday, as the Jewish...
Netanyahu: World Leaders Who Wished Us Happy Hanukkah After Backing ‘Shameful’ UN Resolution Don’t Understand Holiday’s Meaning
World leaders who issued Hanukkah greetings after backing the "shameful" anti-settlement UN Security Council resolution last week do not understand the holiday’s meaning, Israeli Prime Minister...
Reflections on Hanukkah and Miracles
Why do miracles happen sometimes and not others? Is it because we deserve them? Many rabbis like to claim that when bad things happen, it is...
