The author’s son, Ben Evans, in 1997, with the menorah designed by artist Bonnie Roth (aka Branah Layah) Most families celebrate Hanukkah with familiar rituals. Candles are lit, prayers recited ...

Another was a rebellion led by the Maccabees, a family of Jewish priests who successfully fought the Seleucid Empire to regain religious freedom and the right to practice Judaism without persecution.

BEN SHEMEN FOREST, Israel — Israeli archaeologists may be one step closer to solving a riddle that has vexed explorers for more than a century: the location of the fabled tomb of the biblical ...

The revolt of the Maccabees is the story behind the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Some have called ‘The Passion' anti-Semitic.

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While the Maccabees, initially led by the patriarch Mattathias, ... Maccabees inspired modern day Israel. Family led revolt against Greece to win freedom . By. Bob Campbell - March 4, 2023.

At the time, a debate raged over whether this site might be the long-lost Tomb of the Maccabees, a family of Jewish rebel leaders who wrested control of Judea from the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd ...

The Maccabees are celebrating their reunion by re-releasing two albums: ‘Colour It In’ and ‘Given To The Wild’. Check out the details here.

The Maccabees joined NME backstage at Glastonbury 2025 to discuss their recent reunion and returning to Worthy Farm for the first time in a decade. Check out the full interview below and part of ...

UPDATE (10/28): It’s official, The Maccabees have made their first show announcement since breaking up; they’ll be playing an All Points East show on August 24 in Victoria Park and support ...

Katell Berthelot, Reclaiming the Land (1 Maccabees 15:28–36): Hasmonean Discourse between Biblical Tradition and Seleucid Rhetoric, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol. 133, No. 3 (Fall 2014), pp. 539 ...

The building itself was built in 1904 — an early home for the Knights of the Maccabees auxiliary group. It’s had a string of other uses, though currently, Clift said it’s vacant.