YJN #210 - 12/01/10 - What the Maccabees Can Teach Us About Celebrating Hanukkah
Content Summary Rabbi Alissa Forrest looks to the Maccabees for lessons in how to celebrate Hanukkah when the trappings of Christmas appear all around us.
This week’s links:
- Wikipedia listing for the Maccabees
- Behaving like Maccabees, Beliefnet article in acting more like Maccabees than ancient Greeks
- Hanukkah Lessons for Today, from Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center
- Maccabees re-establish independence in the land of Israel, from Jewish Agency for Israel
- Christmas-izing of Chanukah, from Jewish Journal
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