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Hanukah Oil and a Temple’s Mythic Reality plus Messianic Hopes
The oil: Judah Makabee ordered the Temple to be purified, and a new altar to be built in place of the one polluted by pig’s ...
When is Hanukkah in 2024? Here's its history and how to celebrate
Hanukkah is the festival of lights, and means "dedication" in Hebrew. It celebrates the victory of Macabee soldiers over the ...
Hanukkah is coming. When does Jewish holiday start in 2024 and what is its meaning?
Hanukkah runs from sundown on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, through sundown on Thursday, Jan. 2, in 2025. The first night of ...
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In the first century AD, Jews lived across the Roman Empire in relative harmony.
With only the Western Wall remaining of the temple in Jerusalem, the local synagogues now became the new centers of the Jewish religion.
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Temple Culture
We hear of them even in the New Testament. Priests and Levites ... have circulated around the priesthood and around the Temple in Jerusalem, was an old group known as the Sadducees.
When is Hanukkah in 2024? Here's its history and when to celebrate
Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday, is almost here. We've rounded up key dates for 2024, when to celebrate and a bit of history.