Thus began the revolt of the Maccabees against Greek oppression – a war that would continue for decades, the first war that organised Jewish forces had fought in almost half a millennium ...

In historical terms, the Maccabean Revolt was the beginning of the end of the Seleucid Empire. Moral: Don't mess with the Jewish religion.

For starters, it was the Maccabean revolt that inspired the revolt against ... At the same time, the Hasmoneans conquered a bunch of territory, leading scholars to debate whether they wanted ...

This coming Monday, we will begin the new month of Kislev, which means it’s Hanukkah time once again. The story of Hanukkah is well known to every Jew from kindergarten onward, the story of the ...