That's true. Alexander had his brilliance. But things fell apart after his death and "to the strongest."
There's a lot of very interesting attributes to Chanukah that gets lost when American Reform Jews just interpret it as being a sort of Jewish Christmas. Many Jews wanted to assimilate completely with Greek culture. They were called Hellenists. The Maccabees actually were fighting two wars: Fighting Antiochus and the Greek suppression of Judaism, and their fellow Jews who wanted to assimilate to Greek culture. It was a civil war as much as a war against a foreign authority.
That's true. Alexander had his brilliance. But things fell apart after his death and "to the strongest."
There's a lot of very interesting attributes to Chanukah that gets lost when American Reform Jews just interpret it as being a sort of Jewish Christmas. Many Jews wanted to assimilate completely with Greek culture. They were called Hellenists. The Maccabees actually were fighting two wars: Fighting Antiochus and the Greek suppression of Judaism, and their fellow Jews who wanted to assimilate to Greek culture. It was a civil war as much as a war against a foreign authority.
great reply. problem is most people in the world today have no clue. we need to focus on the past but make it applicable to today.
love your posts, dear sir!