A Light for All to See: The Enduring Miracle of Jewish Resilience
By Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson Peter and Mary Kalikow Senior Rabbinic Chair The festival of Chanukah commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus IV, who had conquered Jerusalem and seized the Temple in his efforts to Hellenize Judea. Resisting assimilation, the Maccabees defeated the Syrian army, and reclaiming the Temple, they kindled again […]
