This podcast episode explores the story of Yosef Dhu Nuwas, a lesser-known Jewish monarch from 5th-century Yemen who converted to Judaism and became the ruler of the ancient kingdom of Himyar.

Eliezer Ben-Yehuda's father-in-law, Shlomo Naftali Hertz Jonas, lamented the absence of Judah Maccabee in prayers during Hanukkah, emphasizing Maccabee's importance as a hero and a symbol of Jewish resilience.