The Festival of Chanukah falls in the Hebrew month of Kislev. Shorter days and longer nights symbolize spiritual darkness and it’s our job to bring spiritual light back into the world during this season. Two thousand two hundred years ago the Syrian Greeks controlled the Land of Israel and feared a national uprising by the […]
From Judah to Judah Maccabee
It was Matityahu (Mattathias) from the Hasmonaean priestly family who initiated
Sweden, Chanukah and Jewish Identity
Jews must abandon their Jewish identity to become Swedes The holidays are over but we want to focus your attention on an event that caused a minor storm during Chanukah, but was probably glossed over by most people because we were all so busy preparing and celebrating. Deputy-Speaker of the Swedish government, Bjorn Soder made […]