Tag: Maccabees
Yeshiva University men’s basketball receives first US national ranking
Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team has been ranked in the Division III Top 25 for the first time.
The Maccabees are ranked No. 24 in a listing released on Monday on the website D3hoops.com, voted...
Hasmonean-era village discovered, proof of Jewish connection to Jerusalem
A large Hasmonean-era Jewish agricultural village was uncovered by archaeologists in the Arab neighborhood of Sharafat, with a major, multi-generational burial chamber, olive press, ritual baths, a water cistern, dovecote, rock quarries and jar...
The untold story of Hanukkah that needs to be told
Everyone is familiar with the Hanukkah story of the outnumbered Maccabees who defeated the heavily armed Greek forces and then rededicated the Temple with sacred oil that miraculously lasted for eight days.
Less well-known, however,...