Long Maccabees Poems

Simon wizard, you poor under his sway
That all things of God, which then of good will
Must be always brides, and you birds of prey

For gold and silver adulterate still,
Now it's time that the trumpet sounds...

Read More

Is it Hanukkah 
Or Chanukah 
Both are correct
It depends if you use the Latin or Hebrew dialect 

Regardless of what you say
The meaning is the same both here and far away 
It is an eight...

Read More

HANUKKAH
Festival of Lights/ Feast of Dedication,

As a kid, Hanukkah
was the Jewish replacement for Christmas,
But even better!
We celebrated for eight nights,
Which meant eight presents!
It was the festival of lights

We ate latkes or potato pancakes, 
We Played...

Read More

Hanukkah, A Jewish Holiday

Hanukkah, lighting lights.
Gather near; blessed night.
Give to God all thanks with heads bowed.
Holy Temple protected somehow.
Maccabees prayed to Thee.
Praise God, Macedonia is free.

Rebel troops won the sod.
Thanks to God. Holy God. ...

Read More

Apostle is a priest
Eternal Son is the Apostle of Eternal Father
Eternal Father gave the name Christ when He was baptized by St. John the Baptist
He ordered the 12 apostle to preach His Gospel

He was the...

Read More

    A few hundred ragtag, rabbinic Maccabees
      faced the might of Antiochus’ army
        60,000 fighting men strong   ...

Read More

Those books which were rejected by the Council of Hippo
Being non-biblical belong to what is called the Apocrypha
These books of the Bible
They are often well worth reading as they offer much historical information

Not otherwise available
However
Some...

Read More

A discordant drumbeat from Washington comes
Lawmakers to senseless partisanship succumb
   Midst the darkness, light a candle
   Pave the way for the Savior to come  

From the Oval Office menacing texts...

Read More

The ancient joyous 
     festival   
  will be celebrated 
again this year 
  Potato pancakes and 
sugary doughnuts 
    will delight the 
palate 
...

Read More