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The Rest Of The Maccabees' Story
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In Chanukah, we tell only half of the Maccabees' story, the part we are most familiar and comfortable with, about the small Jewish army that revolted against Syrian tyranny and restored the Temple. That's the narrative we pass down to our children and sing songs about when we light the candles of the menorah and express gratitude for the miracle of the oil that burned for eight days. But the full truth is that the Maccabees were religious zealots, waging war as well against their more assimil...
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