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The History of Chanukah
When Greek soldiers came to the Middle East they brought with them many aspects of their culture.
Including: Art Philosophy Architecture Sports
And a new culture was formed called: Hellenism
One of the central themes of Greek culture was that of Humanism.Humanism is the belief that humans are at the center of everything.
This is very different than Judaism which looks at God as the center of everything. GOD
The Greeks believed so strongly that their culture was superior to all others that they wanted to impose their lifestyles upon everyone.
Many Jews became very attracted to the Greek culture.
The group was small, but very vocal and very powerful And they became just as Greek as the Greeks. They began to send their kids to the gymnasium. They even went through painful surgeries so they wouldn’t stand out as being Jewish.
In many ways the main conflict of Chanukah was between the mainstream Jews and these “Hellenized” Jews.
At first their was harmony between the Jewsand the Greeks.
But then the Greeks started looking at the “bizarre” practices of the Jews, and started thinking of us a challenge to their “world supremacy”.
And more and more Greeks became hostile to the Jews.
The Greek Empire split into three distinct empires: Seleucid Ptolemian Macedonian This is where is Israel is located.
At first the Jews were under the rule of the Ptolemians, who were generally liberal and tolerant of other beliefs.
But things got much worse when the region was taken over by the Seleucids, whose king was named Antiochus.
Antiochus came to the conclusion that his weakest link in defense against the Ptolemies was the Jews.
He started taking measures to force the Jews to be more like the Greeks.
He banned use of the Jewish calendar, knowing full well how focused the Jews were on the various Jewish holiday cycles. He replaced the kohaingadol with a Jew he controlled, thus completely corrupting the Temple service.
He prohibited keeping kosher. And Torah study.
The Greeks burnt Torah scrolls. And they filled  the Temple with  idols and swine sacrifices.
And forbade the practice of britmilah.
Nevertheless, many Jews passively resisted, doing the practices despite the prohibition.
Often paying for their resistance with their lives.
Until one day…
The Greeks marched into the Jewish town of Modi’in.
They demanded a volunteer to sacrifice a pig to a Greek idol.
When someone volunteered, Matityahu rose up, killed the volunteer and the Greek general, and called his people to rebel in the name of Hashem.
Matityahu, along with his five sons: Yochanan Shimon Yehuda HaMacabi Elazar Yonatan
went to the hills to fight with guerilla warfare against the Greeks.
The Greek army was  40,000 strong. No one knows exactly how big the Jewish army got, but the biggest estimates are 12,000.
Not to mention that the Greeks were trained soldiers with proper fighting equipment.
And elephants!
The war would last a total of 25 years, with many casualties on both sides.
Three years into the war the Jews successfully conquered Yerushalayim.
They found the Temple defiled with idols and swine.
They searched and only found one flask of pure olive oil to light the menorah in the Temple.  PURE OLIVE  OIL
It was enough oil to last for one day. Miraculously it lasted for eight, which gave them enough time to produce more. Pure Oil
The Temple was rededicated on the 25th of Kislev, so the rabbis instituted to light the Chanukiah for eight days every year.
And this is to celebrate the two miracles of Chanukah: The miraculous victory against the Greeks. And the miracle of the oil.
THE END The End

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History Of Chanukah Power Point

  • 1. The History of Chanukah
  • 2. When Greek soldiers came to the Middle East they brought with them many aspects of their culture.
  • 3. Including: Art Philosophy Architecture Sports
  • 4. And a new culture was formed called: Hellenism
  • 5. One of the central themes of Greek culture was that of Humanism.Humanism is the belief that humans are at the center of everything.
  • 6. This is very different than Judaism which looks at God as the center of everything. GOD
  • 7. The Greeks believed so strongly that their culture was superior to all others that they wanted to impose their lifestyles upon everyone.
  • 8. Many Jews became very attracted to the Greek culture.
  • 9. The group was small, but very vocal and very powerful And they became just as Greek as the Greeks. They began to send their kids to the gymnasium. They even went through painful surgeries so they wouldn’t stand out as being Jewish.
  • 10. In many ways the main conflict of Chanukah was between the mainstream Jews and these “Hellenized” Jews.
  • 11. At first their was harmony between the Jewsand the Greeks.
  • 12. But then the Greeks started looking at the “bizarre” practices of the Jews, and started thinking of us a challenge to their “world supremacy”.
  • 13. And more and more Greeks became hostile to the Jews.
  • 14. The Greek Empire split into three distinct empires: Seleucid Ptolemian Macedonian This is where is Israel is located.
  • 15. At first the Jews were under the rule of the Ptolemians, who were generally liberal and tolerant of other beliefs.
  • 16. But things got much worse when the region was taken over by the Seleucids, whose king was named Antiochus.
  • 17. Antiochus came to the conclusion that his weakest link in defense against the Ptolemies was the Jews.
  • 18. He started taking measures to force the Jews to be more like the Greeks.
  • 19. He banned use of the Jewish calendar, knowing full well how focused the Jews were on the various Jewish holiday cycles. He replaced the kohaingadol with a Jew he controlled, thus completely corrupting the Temple service.
  • 20. He prohibited keeping kosher. And Torah study.
  • 21. The Greeks burnt Torah scrolls. And they filled the Temple with idols and swine sacrifices.
  • 22. And forbade the practice of britmilah.
  • 23. Nevertheless, many Jews passively resisted, doing the practices despite the prohibition.
  • 24. Often paying for their resistance with their lives.
  • 26. The Greeks marched into the Jewish town of Modi’in.
  • 27. They demanded a volunteer to sacrifice a pig to a Greek idol.
  • 28. When someone volunteered, Matityahu rose up, killed the volunteer and the Greek general, and called his people to rebel in the name of Hashem.
  • 29. Matityahu, along with his five sons: Yochanan Shimon Yehuda HaMacabi Elazar Yonatan
  • 30. went to the hills to fight with guerilla warfare against the Greeks.
  • 31. The Greek army was 40,000 strong. No one knows exactly how big the Jewish army got, but the biggest estimates are 12,000.
  • 32. Not to mention that the Greeks were trained soldiers with proper fighting equipment.
  • 34. The war would last a total of 25 years, with many casualties on both sides.
  • 35. Three years into the war the Jews successfully conquered Yerushalayim.
  • 36. They found the Temple defiled with idols and swine.
  • 37. They searched and only found one flask of pure olive oil to light the menorah in the Temple. PURE OLIVE OIL
  • 38. It was enough oil to last for one day. Miraculously it lasted for eight, which gave them enough time to produce more. Pure Oil
  • 39. The Temple was rededicated on the 25th of Kislev, so the rabbis instituted to light the Chanukiah for eight days every year.
  • 40. And this is to celebrate the two miracles of Chanukah: The miraculous victory against the Greeks. And the miracle of the oil.
  • 41. THE END The End