Maccabees
Hanukkah today would make the Maccabees roll over in their graves
Hanukkah is often most beloved to the most assimilated Jews. But it celebrates killing them.
Our era’s Maccabee moment is now
Destruction is spectacular in its speed. Rebuilding is incremental. Slow, focused Maccabees are what we need today.
Memo to The New York Times: Hanukkah, like Judaism, is about bucking tradition
As an active and engaged Jew now, I obviously don’t look on my own background as a dangerous symptom of Jewish decline.
Move Over, ‘Maccabeats’! These Are The Best Hanukkah Music Videos Of 2017
Prepare to meet a man named “Young Jeffrey”
All The Lies You’ve Ever Heard About Hanukkah, Debunked
Never let anyone tell you you’re celebrating a Christmas rip-off again.
WATCH: Reimagining the Maccabee Revolt — as a Superhero Flick
The more Ilan Rosenberg pondered the Chanukkah story, the more the Hollywood stunt performer came up with one explanation for how a group of Jewish guerilla fighters beat the much larger Greek army. Maybe the Maccabees had possessed superhuman powers.
The War on Hanukkah is Real — Your Chocolate Maccabees are Really Santas
Dear friends, winter is coming. And with the cold wind comes the war on Hanukkah. It’s real, and it’s Santa-shaped.
Leader of Christian Zionists Named Head of Campus Anti-BDS Group
Sheldon Adelson’s new anti-BDS campus operation has picked David Brog, the head of the largest Christian Zionist organization, as its first leader.
Thanksgivukkah's Shared Dirty Secret
Both Thankgiving and Hanukkah celebrate freedom from religious persecution. But we shouldn’t overlook the dark side of both holidays, Eliyahu Federman writes.
Maccabees Most Macabre
Is there a link between the word ‘macabre’ and the Maccabees? Could be. The word was coined in medieval days when Maccabees were revered as martyrs.