What motivated the Maccabees to dare and take on the best organized, most powerful military machine in the world?
by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski
Regardless of the insecurity, unpredictability, and appearance of hopelessness, as Jews we need to leave tomorrow to God.
by Shimon Apisdorf
"For God's candle is the soul of man." (Proverbs)
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
When we light Chanukah lights, we help each other remember God's miracles and kindnesses.
The secret of why the Greek empire didn't survive more than a few hundred years.
by Dina Coopersmith
The Greeks enlightened the world with art, philosophy and science. So why does Torah associate them with forces of darkness?
by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
The seven branches represent the seven channels of spiritual self-expression, which can change you forever.
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson
The danger of religion does not lie in religious fervor, but in religious uncertainty.
The Greeks fought to uproot the Torah, the spiritual compass that kept the Jewish people pointed toward light through the dark exile.
We often don't see what is right in front of us. Why?
by Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky
The Greeks restricted the world to physical beauty while the Jews opened the eyes of the world to the spiritual glory that lies deep within.
The world of Greece was defined by beauty and philosophy, which many Jews admired. Yet in the end, there had to be a fight to the finish between the two ways of life. Why?
If an ancient Selucid asked you for directions, would you be able to show him back to his continent and to his period in history?
Sara Yoheved Rigler
by Sara Yoheved Rigler
The distinction between the natural and the miraculous is only one of human perception. Everything that occurs is really a miracle.
Chanukah comes to teach us how history can take the most unlikely turns and produce the most improbable victors.
by Rabbi Ken Spiro
The Jewish revolt against the Greeks sets a precedent as the world's first religious war.
by Rabbi Pinchas Winston
Shechem -- where Joseph was sold into slavery and later buried -- is where redemption will begin with acts of destruction.
by Rabbi Doniel Baron
What was the underlying conflict between Jewish and Greek philosophy?
Why the Hanukkah battle isn't over yet.
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