Hanukkah is a major event for Chabad ... called “Eight Nights of Fun” that includes someone dressed as Judah Maccabee skydiving from an airplane to light a menorah, a cannon shooting edible ...

They have visited the synagogue for Shabbat prayers and ask the Rabbi about the festival of Hanukkah. Rabbi Sydney tells them the story of Judah Maccabee, who was victorious against the invading ...

Hanukkah begins on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar, when, according to Jewish tradition, Judas Maccabee (Judah) cleansed the Second Temple in 164 BCE by removing all statues of Greek ...

The book is a modern retelling of the Hanukkah story, with Lex Lexabee, the “llama constabulary” of Jerusalem who is acquainted with Mattathias and his sons, including Judah Maccabee ...

Hanukkah is the festival of rededication in ... Two groups of Jews joined together, led by Judas Maccabee, and revolted to overthrow the Syrian armies. When they went to rededicate the Temple ...

1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical ... of the Temple is the basis for the Jewish feast of Hanukkah. After more victories, Judas dies in battle and is succeeded by his brother Jonathan.

They have visited the synagogue for Shabbat prayers and ask the Rabbi about the festival of Hanukkah. Rabbi Sydney tells them the story of Judah Maccabee, who was victorious against the invading ...