WATCH: How A British General Captured Jerusalem 100 Years Ago On Chanukah: World Israel News, Dec. 11, 2017 — Author Lenny Ben-David discusses the topic of his book, American interests in the Holy Land 1840-1940, with WIN reporter Steve Leibowitz. He also tells a little-known story about British General Edmund Allenby and his connection to the story of Chanukah.
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WATCH: The Third Miracle: Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Jonathan Sacks archives — Rabbi Sacks shares a message of Jewish hope, a hope which led to the celebration of Chanukah today.
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The Original Meaning of Chanukah: Prof. Eyal Regev, The Torah.com, Dec. 10, 2017
Jonathan Sacks and the Case of the Suppressed Stanza: Philologos, Mosaic Magazine, Nov. 30, 2021
Hanukkah Was History’s First Culture War: Don Feder, Washington Times, Dec. 10, 2022
A Hanukkah Tale from Old Russia: Curt Leviant, Tablet, Dec. 16, 2020
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Chanukah Guide for the Perplexed 2022: Yoram Ettinger, The Ettinger Report, Dec. 15, 2022 — NBC news, December 13, 2022: “An ancient treasure trove of silver coins dating back 2,200 years, found in a desert cave in Israel, could add crucial new evidence to support a story of Jewish rebellion…. The 15 silver coins were hidden [during] the Maccabean revolt from 167-160 B.C., when Jewish warriors rebelled against the Seleucid [Syrian] Empire….”
Yeshiva University Museum to Display Rare Hand-Drawn Menorah from Maimonides Manuscript: JNS, Dec. 9, 2022 — The Yeshiva University Museum has announced that its upcoming exhibition will feature a hand-drawn illustration of the Temple menorah from a manuscript that contains notes by the famed Jewish sage Maimonides (Rambam).
Taanit 18: Nicanor’s Day: Rabbi Elliot Goldberg, My Jewish Learning, Nov. 30, 2021 — Megillah Taanit is a first-century document that lists holidays on which public fasting is prohibited, which is why it is quoted repeatedly in Tractate Taanit, including on today’s daf.
Hanukkah and the History of Antisemitism: Jeremy Rosen, Algemeiner, Dec. 9, 2022 — As children at Hanukkah time, we would sing “Maoz Tzur Yeshuati” as we lit the candles. This translates as, “The strength of my Rock [referring to God, of course] who saves me.” It is an anonymous poem that celebrates our survival from the Egyptians, Babylonians, Syrian Greeks, and Christians.