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The story of the Maccabees is known as a battle between traditionalists and assimilationists, the latter supported by the Seleucid kings. But what do the books of 1 and 2 Maccabees, with their elaborate descriptions of alliances and power plays, really tell us about the revolt?
Prof.
Eric Orlin
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Ma’oz Tzur is an intense anti-Christian text reflecting the mood and experience of Ashkenazi Jews during the Crusades, when dozens of Jewish communities were slaughtered in the name of the cross.[1]
Prof.
Yitzhak Y. Melamed
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The Significance of the Rabbinic Choice of Haftarah for Shabbat Chanukah
Prof.
Eric M. Meyers
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Why did Judah Maccabee establish the holiday? What were the religious and political factors that inspired the Maccabees to promote it throughout Judea and the diaspora?
Prof.
Eyal Regev
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