MUSIC fans are convinced one noughties indie band are ‘nailed on’ to perform at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. The Maccabees sparked whispers of a reunion in October and they ...

The Maccabees have sparked Glastonbury reunion rumours eight years after their initial split. The Maccabees confirmed in 2024 that they will finally reunite for a headline performance at a popular UK ...

The Maccabees’ miraculous triumph over the Greeks was not a result of military prowess but a result of judgment that involved strategic planning and a deep sense of purpose. They took a ...

This Chanukah I join Jews around the world in celebrating Israel’s recent military victories, that parallel the holiday’s commemoration of the Maccabees’ triumphant war against the powerful ...

I’ve often described the soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces as “modern-day Maccabees,” invoking the larger-than-life image of the Chanukah superheroes as a way to compliment today’s ...

While Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of oil that lasted for eight days, it also celebrates the miraculous victory of a small rag-tag group of Jews, known as the Maccabees, over a much more ...

Hanukkah commemorates the rededication of the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem after a small Jewish army called the Maccabees reclaimed it from the Greek leader Antiochus IV Epiphanes in 164 BC.

We all learned in kindergarten that a small band of Jewish fighters, the Maccabees, rose up against the mighty Greek army and rededicated the Temple. However, the true picture was not quite that ...

While Hanukkah commemorates the miracle of oil that lasted for eight days, it also celebrates the miraculous victory of a small rag-tag group of Jews, known as the Maccabees, over a much more ...