Light against Darkness: The Miraculous Survival of the Holiday of Chanukkah
The holiday of Chanukkah was one of many celebrations connected to the Hasmoneans, and virtually the only one to have survived antiquity. How can we explain the curious survival of Chanukkah – a holiday that celebrates the re-dedication of a temple later destroyed? Why did Chanukkah’s flickering lights continue to outshine the darkness?
This Renee and Alexander Bohm Memorial Lecture, taught by Dr. Shai Secunda, is sponsored by Elissa Shay Ordan and Daniel J. Ordan in honor of their grandparents, Renee and Alexander Bohm z”l.
It was originally recorded on 12/12/2016.