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Maccabees

From the books of Maccabees to the Jewish sections of the Soviet Communist party.

Sept. 9 2019 12:01AM

And American Jews needn’t be hypocrites.

Jonathan Tobin
Dec. 6 2018 12:01AM

Two competing responses to blood in the sanctuary.

Danny Schiff
Dec. 5 2018 12:01AM

Evidence of a bustling Hellenistic metropolis.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
Sept. 7 2018 12:01AM

Il Vecchio Testamento.

Matt Page
Aug. 29 2018 12:01AM

And may help clarify Jerusalem’s borders at the time.

Amanda Borschel-Dan
Aug. 9 2018 12:01AM

“Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valor.”

Jan. 26 2018 12:01AM

With help from a porcupine.

Daniel Eisenbud
Dec. 14 2017 12:01AM

A modest suggestion for a new way of thinking about the original meaning of the word “Maccabee.”

Dec. 6 2017 12:01AM

“A rare and exciting find.”

Daniel Eisenbud
Dec. 1 2017 12:01AM

The Hanukkah story didn’t end with the rededication of the Temple.

Lawrence Schiffman
Dec. 30 2016 12:01AM

How the Hasmoneans changed halakhah.

Dec. 29 2016 12:01AM

Talmudic rabbis never forgave the combining of priesthood with the monarchy.

Richard Hidary
Dec. 28 2016 12:01AM

Just in time for Hanukkah.

Yori Yalon
Dec. 20 2016 12:01AM