What would Judah Maccabee think of the commercialized, semi-assimilated, kid-friendly version of Hanukkah we celebrate today? R'Steven Philp takes us through the history behind our modern Hanukkah traditions.

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, written by Kalman Strauss.