The REAL Story of Hanukkah by https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4 en-us 2020-12-07 17:54:30 UTC 2020-12-07 18:21:11 UTC hello@padlet.com King Antiochus III (222-186 BCE) of the Syrian/Greek Empire wages war with King Ptolemy of Egypt over possession of the Land of Israel danafoster https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995206414 He won, and was a kind ruler to the Jews. ]]> 2020-12-07 17:55:42 UTC https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995206414 Antiochus III was beaten by the Romans and forced to pay heavy taxes danafoster https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995216162 --> Jews had the burden of paying them]]> 2020-12-07 17:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995216162 Antiochus dies, Seleucus IV takes over and oppresses the Jews danafoster https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995221017 2020-12-07 17:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995221017 Selecucus was killed and Antiochus IV (174 BCE) began his reign over Syria. danafoster https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995227849 He was a tyrant. He wanted to unify his kingdom so he suppressed Jews and their practices, removed Yochanan from the Beit Hamikdash, and replaced him with a Hellenist. Antiochus killed Jews; burned Torah scrolls; and forbade Shabbat rest, circumcision, and keeping kashrut. Rabbi Eliezer (one of the respected elders at the time) was forced to eat pork to influence others to do the same, but he refused and was killed. ]]> 2020-12-07 17:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995227849 Mattityahu danafoster https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995264113 The henchmen of Antiochus came to Mattityahu (an old priest), erected in alter in the marketplace of his village, and demanded he make an offering to the Greek gods. Mattityahu refused. A hellenistic Jew tried to make the offering in his place, to which Mattityahu took up a sword and killed the man. Mattityahu's sons joined him and killed the Syrian officers. ]]> 2020-12-07 18:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995264113 The rise of the Maccabim danafoster https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995281602 Mattityahu and his following fled the scene to the hills of Judea. They knew the Antiochus would be angry, so they decided to wage war with the Syrians.

Mattityahu was an old man. On his death bed, he asked his sons to follow the counsel of their brother Shimon the Wise and the leadership of Judah the Strong. Judah was called "Maccabee," a word composed of the initial letters of the four Hebrew words Mi Kamocha Ba’eilim Hashem, "Who is like You, O G‑d."]]> 2020-12-07 18:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995281602 The War and the First Miracle danafoster https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995294673 Antiochus sent his general and an army to wipe out the Maccabim, but they were defeated. He did so again, but the Syrian army failed again. So Antiochus sent an army of 40,000 Syrians once more, but again, the Maccabim prevailed. This was the first miracle. ]]> 2020-12-07 18:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995294673 Rededication the Temple danafoster https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995305083 The Maccabim returned to Jerusalem after winning the war. They cleared the Temple of idols and vandalism. Judah and his following built a new alter and dedicated it on 25 Kislev 3622 (139 BCE). 

The golden menorah had been stolen by the Syrians, so the Maccabim made one out of cheap metal. Most of the oil had been defiled, but they were able to find one pure cruise with the stamp of the High Priest Yochanan. Miraculously, the menorah lasted for 8 days. ]]> 2020-12-07 18:14:13 UTC https://padlet.com/danafoster/p1u2a0h8g9md9zr4/wish/995305083