Hanukkah has many names: “The Festival of the Dedication of the Altar, “The Memorial of the Purification of the Temple” and “The Festival of the Lights.” Each name has historical and spiritual implications in our [...]

The beginning of this article was written 5 years ago Daniel 11:31-32 [31] “Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the [...]

It was 250 years after the Maccabees took back the temple that Josephus, a Jewish historian, first called the holiday The Festival of Lights because of the lighting of lamps in Jewish homes. He writes, [...]

Hanukkah has many names: “The Festival of the Dedication of the Altar, “The Memorial of the Purification of the Temple” and “The Festival of the Lights.” Each name has historical and spiritual implications in our [...]

On some level most people know the story of Chanukah. Chanukah, the Festival of Lights, begins on the 25th of Kislev on the Biblical calendar and lasts for eight days. Chanukah is a Hebrew word [...]

The battle was raging. Sword struck shield. Sword struck sword. My band of warriors and I were tired and did not know how long we could hold on. I, Judah Maccabee, must be strong, and [...]