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JEWISH   WESTERN -BULLETIN
Friday, November 27, 1953
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The Story of ^
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By RABBI BERNARD GOLDENBERG
IN 175 BCE  (before Common Era)   Antiochus became Emperor ol^the Greco-Syrian Empire of which Palestine was then a province.   The Emperor used his newly acquired power to intensify the enslavement and persecution of one of his tributary nations, namely the  Jews. He added a new approach, the forcible intrdduction of another culture, Greco-Hellenisin, in addition to the use of violence to force the'Jews to abandon their sacred religious practices.
Antiochus wanted' the Jews to forget the one G-d and to worship instead. Greek idols. Some Jews yielded through fear or conviction. The latter were a distinctive sect in Jewish life known as the Hellenists-Greek assimilationists. ; Many, however.
pure into the hands of the pure, the wicked into the hands of the righteous." (Al Hanissim Prayer in the Sidder.)
OBSERVANCE
Chanuka begins on the 25th ^ay of Kislev (thi^ year Tuesday, December 1 after Sunset) and continues for eight days. It is celebrated at home (primarily) and also at the synagogue.
At home we light the Chanuka menorah, play dreidel, send greeting cards, have parties for young and old, provide everyone especially children with presents, eat latkes'and in general create a mood for joy and merriment'.
At the ^nagogue we express pur feelings of gratitude by the chanting of special psalms (Hal lei)   and  a  special  prayer o:
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overwhelming spiritual overtones. I thanks (Al Hanissim). refused. I Chanuka   doesn't   celebrate   the SOME LAWS TO REMEMBER Among those remembered by his- defeat of the enemies, brilliant     a) The lights are kindled from tory, were Eleizer who preferred riiiiitary strategy, or glamorous left to right. ~ ,
death rathier than Violate public- military heroes.  True, the holi-     b) Each night the additiona ly-the Jewish dietary laws, and Lay shows that Jews can be sol-Might is kindled first, the famous Jewish another Han- Ljiers when the need arises (Mac-     c) You do not light one Cha-nah with her se'^en sons who dis- cabees, Haganah, Warsaw Ghetto "uka candle with another, you played the absolute in courage Partisans>,   But  primarily  and "se an additional candle for this when they refused to bow to idols significantly Chanuka is a victory (the Shammas). V .
even with the aid of a ruse (such L,f ^ nioral cause of a religiously    ^) allowed to make
as bending down to pick up a dedicated people rather than a the light of the Chanuka
coin). brilliant movement of a military candles.  You must riot read or
Rebellion was raised in the fo^ce on a battlefield. work by the light of the candles,
city of Modin by Mattathias and The Haftorah reading for the e) The Chanuka lights should his five sons. His banner of re- chanuka Sabbath sums it up placed in a prominent spot volt was this slogan, "Mi Lashem much better than you or I can. facing the froiit of the house. Eloy"—("whoever is on the side U^ot by might, not by power, but p^^^® shame or fear in proof G-d, follow me"). And so in Ujy my spirit, saith the Lord of claiming to the world the victory the face of religious persecution jfostg." (Zechariah, Chapter 4). of the Maccabees. Let the passer-the Jews, did what a noble pisople Chanuka has an additional i" the street see the Chanuka does—they declared a revolution point to make to our people. Not lights, and the pious became revolu- ^11 Jews rallied. Only a few did. f) On Friday eve, you light the tionaries and warriors. xhe Jews who were Hellenists Chanuka candles before the Shab-
When Mattathias died the re- y^ehe eager to absorb strange ways | bos candles bellion continued under the lead- and desired intensely to imitate g) And on Shabbos night (the ership of his son Judah, known Uhe customs and observance which end of Shabbos) you light the as the Maccabee (the hammer). Uq them seemed the height of candles after Havdolah. The revolt succeeded. A small modernity and civilization (after CHANUKA—FAMILY STYLE band of zealous Jews devoted to Uu were'nt- the Greeks the car- There has been a tremendous their people and Torah defeated riers of culture). These "Quis- change in the way our people ob-an overwhelming Syrian force. Ungg" didn't help but hindered serve Qhanukd. People estranged Jerusalem was recaptured and mightily the struggle of the Mac- from religion and its practices the Holy Temple, defiled by cabees. History of course has its will still "go out" to celebrate heathen services was rededicated ^^n verdict on this Jewish sect Chanuka. To some Chanuka has to the service of G-d (thus, Cha-L^hich manifested in .175 BCE its ceased being a semi-holiday and nuka, which means dedication),   desire not to join fully and whole- fhas become a major holiday, if
Thus was consumated a mill- ijea^tediy  the  main stream  of not the major holiday, tafy victory and miracle of "the Jewish raison d'etre which then    One quick glance at the sea-many into the hands of the few,      now flows from only one ma- sonal emphasis will tell us why. the strong into the hands of the jqj, source Sinai. Don't get me wrong!   I am
weak" (Al Hanissim Prayer). Chanuka  also  shouts  to  the not taking issue with the desire
When the rededication began L^^j,!^ i^j.^^ ^^.^^^1, It is a to make Chanuka a warm, joy-on the 25th day of ^Kislev (this Uruth. written in blood in the ous, meaningful and family-shar-year at Sunset December 1) and|pages history, "Resistance to ing-the-experience holiday. I am the "Ner Tomid" , (perpetual Tyrants is obedience to G-d." only worried about the emphasis, lamp) was about to be lit it was Uyj,erever a people rise in protest There is nothing wrong with discovered that there was only kgginst denial of freedom, it is having a party each night, play-one cruse of undefHed oil, enough ^n echo of the Maccabean revolt, ing games, lighting the candles for one day. A miracle happened! u^hen the iniquitous power of (make sure the entire family is It last for eight^days. Thus Cha- Greece rose up against thy people there) giving presents and having nuka became "Chag Haijeros^'— jgrgel to make them, forgetful of loads of fun. By all means build The Festival of Lights. Uhy Torah, then didst Thou rise that spirit. Iri fact, never was it
SIGNIFICANCE up for them in the time of their easier to do so. At this week's
It was a riiilitary victory with trouble; Thou deliverest the im- Schara Tzedeck Chanuka Insti-
Hannele splendid But, 1 not eno" tide. An make s" astic CH gifts is round of the
How? of a pop back: >"■' and Eli the time our disc year is and sno on the p before again, children-vities a must b style (i dear fat accentua ng our ish livin day of :he mo year.
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