The open letter urges Jewish people to be courageous like the Maccabees and fight against enemies, arguing that Palestinians have no legal claim to Israel and should be dealt a severe blow.

This text discusses different perspectives on the significance of the military victory and the miracle of the oil during Chanukah.

The article discusses the idea that the story of Hanukkah and the Maccabees is often seen as a fight against assimilation, but a closer reading of the book of 1 Maccabees reveals a more complex understanding.

In this article, the author discusses the idea of Jews making sacrifices, both physical and spiritual, in order to be accepted by society.

The author reflects on the multiple perspectives and contradictions surrounding the holiday of Hanukkah.

The author criticizes how Hanukkah has become commercialized and lost its true meaning of defiance and anti-assimilation.

The story of Hanukkah, as most modern Jews know it, involves the victory of the Maccabees over the Greeks and the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days.

In this episode of Hebrew Hammer, Yael and Schwab delve into the complexities of Hanukkah, challenging traditional perceptions of the holiday by exploring what the Maccabees truly fought for and examining their legacy.

This article discusses lesser-known aspects of the Hanukkah holiday.

The author discusses the history and significance of the dreidel, a game played during Hanukkah.

This article discusses the unique nature of Hanukkah as a Jewish holiday that lacks a preparatory period or ritual.

The Yeshiva University Maccabees, a Jewish basketball team, have achieved a 36-game win streak, the second-longest in NCAA Division III history.

The author examines the concept of masculinity and heroism in the context of Hanukkah, specifically focusing on the biblical term "gevurah" and its association with physical prowess and heroism.

The disagreement between Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel regarding the order of lighting Hanukkah candles can be understood in terms of their different interpretations of the significance of the Hanukkah story.

In ancient Jerusalem, to partake in Hellenistic sports, Jewish teenage boys had their circumcisions reversed.

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.

The text discusses the theme of navigating cultural identities and historical allegiances, highlighting the story of the York Massacre in 1190 and the poetry of Marion and Celia Moss from mid-19th-century England.

Hanukkah celebrations in America often revolve around the classic potato latkes, although historically, latkes were made with cheese rather than potatoes.

The tradition of eating sufganiyot during Chanukah in Israel is deeply ingrained, with a myth connecting them to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden despite no explicit textual basis.

The emergence of the potato latke, a staple of Chanukah celebrations today, is a relatively recent development dating back to the nineteenth century in Eastern Europe.

Elias Bickerman, a renowned Jewish historian of the ancient world who worked closely with Jewish studies masters, notably refused to learn Hebrew despite his international acclaim as one of the greatest historians of the Jews.

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple in the 2nd century BCE after the Maccabees' successful uprising against the Greeks.