Judah Maccabee

Mel Gets Jewish Movie Rival

Hollywood Reporter | Posted 11.28.2011

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The war for Hanukkah is on. Or Hollywood's version of it anyway. Producer Bruce Nash (Modern Marvels) is pulling together a version of the Hanukkah o...

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Could Mel Gibson Be Good for the Maccabees?

Danielle Berrin | Posted 11.22.2011

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Danielle Berrin

As loathsome and absurd as it may seem, Mel Gibson's plan to produce a movie about the Maccabees is not an existential threat to Jews, unless he decides to change the ending so that the Maccabees lose.

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Heroes Of Hanukkah: God, Maccabees And You

Brad Hirschfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Hirschfield

What do we have in common with Judah Maccabee? A potential for heroism. In an age when people question whether there really are heroes anymore, Hanukkah reminds us that there are always heroes.

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Judah the Maccabee's Five Lessons for Barack Obama

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aaron Zelinsky

From the story of Chanukah, we see how not to fight a guerrilla insurgency. From the Maccabees, we learn how to rally a people and a nation. Here are Chanukah's five geopolitical lessons.

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