Hanukkah: A Window of Witness, A People of Promise

In this episode of The Roar of Judah: Chronicles in the Storm, Moshe David takes you through the entire Hanukkah story as a full study, not a simplified tale. We begin with the historical foundations in 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, and Josephus, then we enter the rabbinic heart of Hanukkah through the Talmud, Megillat Ta’anit, Midrash, Rashi, Ramban, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch, and the prayer of Al Hanissim. This is a journey into dedication, identity, and the sacred audacity of a people who refused to let the world rename them, then carried the light from the Temple into every Jewish home.Sources and Further StudySource, Shabbat 21b, What is Hanukkah, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.21b.10.  Source, Rashi on Numbers 8:2, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/Rashi_on_Numbers.8.2.  Source, Ramban on Numbers 8:2, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/Ramban_on_Numbers.8.2.  Source, Mishneh Torah, Scroll of Esther and Hanukkah 4:12, Rambam on the beloved mitzvah of Hanukkah lights, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/Mishneh_Torah%2C_Scroll_of_Esther_and_Hanukkah.4.12.  Source, Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 671, laws of Hanukkah lights, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/Shulchan_Arukh%2C_Orach_Chayim.671.  Source, 1 Maccabees chapter 4, rededication and annual eight day commemoration, USCCB, https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1maccabees/4.  Source, 2 Maccabees chapter 10, eight days like Sukkot with branches and palms, USCCB, https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2maccabees/10.  Source, Josephus, Antiquities 12.325, festival called Lights, Lexundria, https://lexundria.com/j_aj/12.325/wst.  Source, Al Hanissim full text, My Jewish Learning, https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/full-text-of-al-hanisim-for-hanukkah/.  Source, V’al Hanissim text and translation, Chabad, https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/597182/jewish/Val-Hanissim.htm.  Source, Daniel R. Schwartz, 1 Maccabees, Anchor Yale Bible, Yale University Press, https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300159936/1-maccabees/.  Source, Jonathan A. Goldstein, II Maccabees, Anchor Yale Bible, Yale University Press, https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300139976/ii-maccabees/.  Source, Shaye J. D. Cohen, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Third Edition, Westminster John Knox Press, https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/0664239048-from-the-maccabees-to-the-mishnah-third-edition/.  Source, The Roar of Judah: Chronicles in the Storm, Apple Podcasts page, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-roar-of-judah-chronicles-in-the-storm/id1858789294.  Source, The Roar of Judah: In the Name of I Am, Apple Podcasts page, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-roar-of-judah-in-the-name-of-i-am/id1830755194.  Source, The Day The Lion Wept, Apple Books page, https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-day-the-lion-wept/id6754013328.  Source, The Day The Lion Wept, Kindle listing, https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Marc-Davis-ebook/dp/B0FX56R2LV.