#maccabees — Public Fediverse posts

@guardian

#WarInGaza #Palestine #Religion
#Israel #GeoPol

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...to explain how the events
with which the forefathers engage are replicated to some degree in subsequent generations."

https://www.emethatorah.com/children-abraham

Christians know this concept from
1 #Maccabees 2:51-53:

"51 “Remember the deeds of the fathers, which they did in their generations; and receive great honor and an everlasting name."

There are even other Bible quotes that come to mind.

IDK what the #Israelis were thinking,...

So, our CEO suggested a fun “homework” assignment—visiting a museum. I chose the Hasmonean Heritage Museum and really enjoyed it! The hands-on exhibits about Modiin’s history were super engaging. The highlight was the interactive timeline and a cool 4D movie. Overall, a unique experience that connected past and present nicely!

Moral Kindling

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/moral-kindling/

I celebrate #Chanukah for its 2191 year old struggle for religious freedom and our people's long fight against despots and tyrants.

We teach children that long ago and far away we resisted occupiers. We fought to pray, to speak, to eat and live as our people chose, not as the Seleucid governor dictated. Families died to keep kosher. Families took up arms and invented guerilla tactics that defeated local remnants of Alexander the Great's empire. #Maccabees #humanrights #civilrights

#Books shipping to new homes this morning.

#BookSelling #bookstodon #ArtBook #architecture #Russia #AvantGarde #judaica #Maccabees #JewishStudies #MarcelProust #biography #Literary

ADDITIONAL EDIT: Also not #Maccabees and also not #gelt, sorry. I know this is impossible. Yes, I’ve explained that Maccabees are literally just #normal #secular #history but Pat is being super weird about this.

🕎 #Hanukkah #history #facts — The #Hasmoneans ("#Maccabees"), who recaptured the great Temple in #Jerusalem from #Antiochus IV, were great freedom fighters but violent rulers.

🕎 E.g, in 135, John Hyrcannus I, one of Simon Maccabbee’s sons, took over because Simon’s other two sons were unavailable: Simon’s son-in-law had murdered them, along with Simon himself.

🕎 The Hasmoneans' tyrannical leadership would pave the way for #Christmas...

Stay tuned...

@histodons @religion @religiousstudies

🕎 #Hanukkah #history #facts —
Alexander the Great inadvertently set the stage for the events of Hanukkah? Do you know how?

By dying in 323 BCE without a succession plan. After his death, three Greek generals — #Antigonus, #Ptolemy, and #Seleucus — divvied up Alexander's conquered lands, each establishing a dynasty. It was a Seleucid leader in Syria who, some generations later, desecrated the #Jewish #Temple in #Jerusalem, prompting the #Maccabees to rebel.

#religion @histodons @religion

Wishing the global #Jewish community and the whole world #love, #light, and #miracles on #Hanukkah and every day.

#chanukah #festivaloflights #holidayseason #peace #kindness #strength #maccabees #chagsameach

Wishing the global #Jewish community and the whole world #love, #light, and #miracles on #Hanukkah and every day.

#chanukah #festivaloflights #holidayseason #peace #kindness #strength #maccabees #chagsameach

Wishing the global #Jewish community and the whole world #love, #light, and #miracles on #Hanukkah and every day.

#chanukah #festivaloflights #holidayseason #peace #kindness #strength #maccabees #chagsameach

Let’s talk about the #Maccabees.…
I love #Chanukah as much as the next Jew, but I struggle with the Maccabees as a role models. If you look in the book of Maccabees (written by their own followers), it’s clear that they were zealots and they weren’t afraid to kill in order to try to stem what they perceived as some #Jews’ lack of commitment to #Jewish practice.

But if we look at that period in history, it’s not clear at all that those other Jews weren’t committed to Jewish practice. 1/

Although our Temple was destroyed, #Jewish hope was not destroyed. We lost the building but still had the story and the light. And what had happened once in the days of the #Maccabees could happen again. Those words, “our hope is not destroyed,” became part of our anthem, #Hatikvah, that inspired Jews to return to #Israel and rebuild
our ancient state. So as you light the #Hanukkah candles remember this. The Jewish people kept hope alive, and hope kept the Jewish people alive. - R. J. Sacks

A quote from Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, ztl, #Hanukkah candles are the light that #Judaism brings to the world when we are unafraid to announce our identity in public, live by our principles and fight, if necessary, for our freedom.

https://israelforever.org/interact/blog/8_short_thoughts_for_8_chanukah_nights/

#Jewishculture #Maccabees #JewishPride

#Hanukkah is about counter #antisemitism and resistance to erasure of Jewish identity. Click here for info; please share with friends and #allies

https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2020/11/10/hanukkah-is-about-countering-antisemitism-be-aware-of-hanukkah-erasure/

#judaism #ally #intersectional #Jewishculture #Maccabees #Chanukah #ReformJudaism #ConservativeJudaism #OrthodoxJudaism #Hadar #Masorti

@ylove
Let's not forget that we celebrate the miracle of the lights, not the battle. The #Maccabees are heroes for defending against a despotic regime and cultural erasure, but we don't celebrate violence. We celebrate Miracles and we celebrate survival!
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#mazeldon #chanukah