{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Hanukkah: The Civil War We Forgot","description":"Was Hanukkah really a war of Jews vs. Greeks \u2014 or a Jewish civil war we chose to forget? Was Hanukkah really Jews vs. Greeks \u2014 or a Jewish civil war we chose to bury under a story about oil? In this episode of Madlik Disruptive Torah, Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz revisit the Hanukkah story through the sources. From Maccabees I and the politics of Ptolemy vs. Antiochus, to the lone Talmudic mention of the oil miracle (Shabbat 21b), they show how a messy internal power struggle became a clean miracle narrative. Key Takeaways  Hanukah began as a Jewish civil war \u2014 not just Jews vs. Greeks. Each generation rewrites the Maccabees to fit its own battles. The shamash \u2014 the helper candle \u2014 may be Hanukkah\u2019s real hero today.  Timestamps [00:00] Hanukkah beyond oil and miracles [03:12] Why the Talmud barely explains Hanukkah [05:01] The forgotten Jewish civil war [07:22] Hellenists vs. Maccabees reexamined [09:48] Power, empires, and internal factions [12:30] Modern culture wars through Hanukkah [14:55] Why the rabbis hid the conflict [17:05] Hillel vs. Shammai as metaphor [19:10] The shamash in Israeli children\u2019s stories [23:40] Hanukkah as a model for unity Links &amp;amp; Learnings Sign up for free and get more from our weekly newsletter https:\/\/madlik.com\/ Sefaria Source Sheet: https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/sheets\/695661 Transcript here: https:\/\/madlik.substack.com\/ &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Madlik Podcast \u2013 Disruptive Torah Thoughts on Judaism","author_url":"https:\/\/madlik.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39447775\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198954170"}