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Many people know that Hanukkah is a minor holiday. The books of the Maccabees, which detail the Jewish victories over the Syrian Greeks that allowed Jews to preserve their autonomy and culture, were never included in the Hebrew Bible. Ironically, we only have them in Greek. But did you know that the rabbis weren’t even sure that Hanukkah was about the Maccabees at all? And if Hanukkah isn’t about the Maccabees, what is it about?
Light the menorah through Dec. 19, 2017!
Explore the history of Hanukkah fashion, join a papercutting workshop, learn Moroccan piyutim and more!
How the festival of lights became a holiday, and how it has evolved in modern times.