Ep. 43: The History of Chanukah: Hellenism, Heroism and Hasmoneans

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The History of Chanukah: Hellenism, Heroism and Hasmoneans (Rebroadcast): The holiday of Chanukah commemorates the triumph of the Maccabean Revolt over the oppressive regime of Antiochus IV and the Seleucid Empire. In this podcast we tell the story of this miraculous victory of the weak over the mighty; the few over the many... by The Jewish History Podcast - With Rabbi Yaakov Wolbe

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