This podcast examines the story of Hanukah as told in the Book of Maccabeus as a classic example of clash of civilizations and identity groups that ends in a violent civil war.   The question is are there alternatives?  Is it possible to defuse the tension between such conflicting identity groups in a nonviolent way?  To this end, the far less known story of the 28th of Adar is presented as such an example of nonviolence with critical lessons for how to engage group identity conflicts today.

This week’s podcast is sponsored by Rabbi Mark Cohn

in honor of Rabbi Leon Morris, President of Pardes,

for his leadership and teaching along with a staff

that keeps Torah engaging and accessible.

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This podcast features The Book of Maccabees I 1

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Credits

Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth - Adjunct Faculty and Host for Pardes from Jerusalem

Rabbi Adam Titcher – Lead Consultant and Producer

Arlene Harel – Faculty Coordinator