Hanukkah
Modeling intercommunal harmony near the birthplace of Jesus.
Hebraism vs. which Hellenism?
Were the Hasmoneans really outnumbered?
And American Jews needn’t be hypocrites.
Two competing responses to blood in the sanctuary.
It sounds less mercenary—which is probably also why real coins eventually gave way to chocolate ones.
Originally, the kindling of lights was not part of the holiday.
For Herzl, Zionism was not merely about providing an escape from anti-Semitism.
Liturgical tributes to the Hasmoneans in 7th-century Palestine.
With help from a porcupine.
The Maccabean revolt wasn’t just about independence. It was a culture war between those who embraced “Greek wisdom” and those who believed in transcendent, divine knowledge.
He marched into Jerusalem on the holiday.
A modest suggestion for a new way of thinking about the original meaning of the word “Maccabee.”
The brothers who wrote two of the best-known Jewish melodies early in the last century.