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But there’s also another set of treasures that had a similar effect: the vessels created for the Temple in Jerusalem during the time of the Second Temple. And the Letter of Aristea...
You're soaring through the air, or sailing on a vast ocean, only to snap awake and realize it was all in your head. The Letter of Aristeas, a fascinating text from the Hellenistic ...
It's more than just latkes and dreidels. It's a story of courage, faith, and a miraculous victory against all odds. But where do we really get the details of that story? We all kno...
Jewish tradition understands that feeling. Deeply. And it offers a lifeline. It's a lifeline we find in unexpected places – like the apocryphal Prayer of Manasseh. This short, powe...
That feeling of being utterly unworthy... it's a human experience that echoes through centuries, and finds a powerful voice in a short, potent prayer attributed to a very unlikely ...
The story in the First Book of Maccabees, Chapter 2, throws us right into the heart of that question, and it's a tough one. We're talking about a time of intense religious persecut...
Specifically, let's look at Judah Maccabee himself. After the death of his father, Mattathias, the mantle of leadership fell upon Judah. And as we read in the Book of Maccabees I, ...
Judah Maccabee and his small band of fighters certainly did. The Book of Maccabees I tells us that the Seleucid Empire, with its vast army, was bearing down on them, threatening to...
We're in the thick of the story leading up to Hanukkah, diving into the Books of Maccabees. Specifically, let's look at the first book, 1 Maccabees 3. This book is considered deute...
