Hanukkah 2020
When I first conceived this series for the holiday of Hanukkah, I wanted to focus on the Negev and Beer Sheva. Problem is, no part…
Hydrogen Energy Storage – Nes in Beer Sheva
Part of a Series - Hanukkah 2020 - Nes Gadol Haya Po - Beer Sheva and the Negev Israel is a land with very few…
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Good Name and Good Oil
A Good Name is better than Good Oil - Ecclesiastes 7:1 During the holiday of Hanukkah, much of the ritual surrounds oil. The menorah, which…
A Great Miracle Happened (W)here – Eleasa
INCOMPLETE WORK This series about the battles of Hanukkah is ending; today is the 8th and last day of the holiday and this will be…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Adasa
JEWISH AMERICAN OR AMERICAN JEW? With recent tragedies in Jewish communities around the world, this question of Jewish identity is very current. These same themes…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Capharsalma
THE TRAP After the turmoil in the Seleucid government settles down, focus is again returned to Judea. The new emperor, Demetrius I, who lied and…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Beit Zecharia
FAILURE AND LOSS The fifth battle, the Battle of Beit Zecharia, is one that Judah Maccabeus does not win. It took place between Beit Tzur…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here – Beit Tzur
NATURE ABHORS A VACUUM After the routing in the Battle of Emmaus, Lysias himself comes to wage war against Judah Maccabeus. He also changes tactics…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Emmaus
DAVID VS. GOLIATH When we arrive at the third battle, there is a paradigm shift. Josephus and I Maccabees, which gave only a few sentences…
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A Great Miracle Happened (W)here? – Beit Horon Ascent
MAKE ME FAMOUS The second battle of Judah Maccabeus which occurred less than a year after the first battle is spearheaded by an ambitious fellow -…
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