Hanukkah Articles

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Antiochus IV: From Divine to Madman

In the time between the two testaments of the Bible, the Land of Israel was slotted between the Seleucids and Ptolemies…

The  Influence of the Maccabees in Jewish History

The story of Hanukkah begins with the Greek invasion of the known world. A successor of Alexander, Antiochus IV, was given control of the region. He quickly initiated severe means of persecuting the Jewish population…

Did Jesus Celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah?

“Jesus was a Jew … everyone knows that, don’t they?” asks Howard Jacobson, writing for The Guardian in 2002.  The answer, as Jacobson goes on to point out, is not a simple yes or no…

Christmas Lights and the Lights of Hanukkah

During the Feast of Dedication, or Hanukkah as it is commonly known, Jewish people around the world celebrate God’s provision and protection…

The Servant Messiah and the Feast of Dedication

The prophet Isaiah predicted that the Messiah who was to bring the Light of God to the nations and dwell with his people Israel was to suffer and be a servant to the world before he would be exalted as King Messiah…

“The Incarnation from a Jewish Perspective”

As we approach the time of the year when Christianity remembers the birth of the Messiah, it is worth taking the time to consider the fact that this subject constitutes a major divide between Christianity and Judaism…