Posts Tagged: Hasmonean dynasty
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,...
Real Chanukah Heroes and the Nechemya Weberman Case
What is Chanukah? Thus the Talmud asks, in its only reference to the story of Chanukah. And it answers: "On the 15th of Kislev are the...
