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It’s about bridging worlds. And sometimes, it takes a king's ransom to make it happen. The Letter of Aristeas, an ancient text, gives us a peek behind the curtain of one of the mos...
You get glimpses of a world so different, yet so familiar. And the stories! Oh, the stories… Today, I want to share a little snippet from the end of the Letter of Aristeas. It's no...
We all know the basic story: the Maccabees, a small band of Jewish rebels, stood up to the mighty Greek empire and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem. But the full story, the huma...
There are so many fascinating tales tucked away in Jewish tradition, just waiting to be discovered. Today, let's dive into one of them: the Megillat Antiochus – the Scroll of Antio...
It puts us right there in the room as Antiochus, the king, lays out his case against the Jews to his inner circle. Imagine the scene: opulent, tense, the air thick with anticipatio...
This is the world Megillat Antiochus throws us into. The story begins with a chilling proposition, whispered amongst the advisors of King Antiochus. "Come now," they urged, "let us...
The story of Yoḥanan's bravery is found in Megillat Antiochus, a historical narrative that recounts the events of the Ḥanukkah story from a different perspective than the Book of M...
The story of Megillat Antiochus throws us right into that pressure cooker. It's a relatively short scroll, considered by some to be a minor megillah, telling the story of the Macca...
Nicanor, a real thorn in the side of the Jewish people, is looking to make an example of Yoḥanan. But Yoḥanan is no fool. He knows he's walking a tightrope. According to Megillat A...
