Photo: Columbia Picutres/YouTube There’s a funny misconception among Gentiles that Hanukkah is one of Judaism’s most important religious holidays, i.e., Jewish Christmas. Not to be a Jewcrooge (“Jewish scrooge,” obviously), but that simply is not the case. Hanukkah is actually one of our less religious holidays — but important nonetheless. Hanukkah commemorates the historically accurate story of a Jewish revolt against forced assimilation by the Greeks. It happened in 167 B.C.E., which is generally regarded as far past the era when Jewish religious texts were written. Therefore, celebrating Hanukkah is less about religious duty and more about celebrating how hard...
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