Jack “The Agnostic” Garcia examines the origin, history and celebration rituals of the Festival of Lights (Hanukkah). In the 2nd Century BC, the Maccabees (an old priest and his 5 sons) emerge as the leaders of the Jewish resistance against the mighty (Greek/Syrian) Seleucid empires , deadly religious persecution and political oppression. The Maccabees were skilled in both warfare and diplomacy establishing a ruling dynasty over an independent Jewish state that would last until the arrival of Pompey and the Roman Legions. Jack also examines the Hanukkah celebration itself from the flickering Lights, Blessings and hymns . to the Dreidel games and yummy fried foods.

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