In our part of the world, the week of Hanukkah is the darkest week of the entire year. The days are shortest, the nights ...

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Based on the Greco-Roman model of celebrating a military triumph, Hanukkah was instituted in 164 B.C. to celebrate the ...

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Food, family and fun are on the menu at these South Shore Hanukkah celebrations.Bouncy house, menorah lightings and more.

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Indeed, any one of their military triumphs against the Syrians could have been considered the “miracle of Chanukah,” but it was the retaking of Jerusalem and the rededication of the Temple that ended ...

When I first learnt New Testament Greek, the set text for our class was (slightly oddly!) 1 Peter. This has left me with an ...