The Macedonian Conquest, Maccabees & the Menorah

Did you ever wonder why we celebrate Chanukah and what the festival really stands for?

What happened in Judea when the Greeks under Antiochus Epiphanes and why did the Jewish people rebel under his rulership?  This video explains it all.

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