We are at the beginning of Hanukkah v. 2019. A few days ago I discovered that even some Jewish people don’t know the history very well, so let’s repeat this post.. Click on Blogfinger below this sentence.—Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger.
Ocean Grove menorah. The eighth night of Hanukkah. December 23, 2014. Image by Paul and Eileen Goldfinger. ©
By Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
Tonight is the lighting of the last (eighth) Hanukah candle. Here is my brief version of the real meaning of Hanukkah. It is not the Jewish Christmas, nor is it primarily about a miracle of the oil , nor does the name “Festival of Lights” accurately describe the point of it all either.
To understand what Hanukkah is really about, you need to focus on a brief moment in history. The year was 168 B.C. The Greek Saleucid empire ruled in Syria, while the Egyptians ruled in the Holy Land. The Greeks drove out the Egyptians and introduced a Hellenistic life style to the region.
Jews had lived in the Holy Land since the time of David, and much of the time they were able to practice…
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