tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451958387969081740.post8721327592431126683..comments2023-10-06T15:59:44.389+03:00Comments on Shearim: Shabbat ShalomMiriam Woelkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627379693165339825noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451958387969081740.post-58890328728397694352009-12-13T10:42:00.543+02:002009-12-13T10:42:00.543+02:00B"H
As far as I know, the Maccabim (Mattetiy...B"H<br /><br />As far as I know, the Maccabim (Mattetiyahu, Yehudah, Shimon, etc.) were COHANIM !Miriam Woelkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627379693165339825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1451958387969081740.post-30179104987623972062009-12-11T15:19:58.407+02:002009-12-11T15:19:58.407+02:00The Maccabees were not haredim!! They were not eve...The Maccabees were not haredim!! They were not even rabbinic Jews - look at the total absence of any history of the Hasmoneans in the Talmud or any other rabbinic source. The only reason we know anything about them is because of Josephus. The only reason Hannukkah is a festival at all is because of its folkish, people power attraction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com