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    A few hundred ragtag, rabbinic Maccabees
      faced the might of Antiochus’ army
        60,000 fighting men strong                                                                               
      
    The Chanukah story we all know  
       The rabbis delivered Greece a knockout blow
    Rededicated the Temple, and with a small cruise of oil
       lit the lamps of the Menorah, eight nights in all 

    Yet in our prayers, not a single word about 
       the military prowess of the ‘Mighty Maccabees’
     We thank God, and God alone, for routing Greece

     Mattathias, the leader, and his sons,
        five indomitable priests
     we praise instead
        ~ but only for their spiritual feats



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     The Talmud asks: 'What is Chanukah?' The above is
     (a much-condensed version of) the answer it gives. 
     (Tractate 'Shabbos,' 21a - 23b)... Also found in the 
     'Abridged Book of Jewish Law, Laws of Chanukah,
     Solomon Gantzfried, (English version)

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