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               @      TheLessonofChanukah   	 l        TheholidayofChanukahcommemoratestherededicationoftheBetHamikdashwhichhad   	 D   beendesecratedbySyrianGreeks.TodayweseethedesecrationofJewishvalues,aswellasourholyTempleMount,byaJewishgovernment.TherealcrisisfacingtheJewishStateisthatourownleadersrefusetorespectandprotectit.Toshakehandswithyourenemyandgivehimmoney,weaponsandallthetoolsneededtobuildanotherenemystateisnotaformulatobringpeace.Onthecontrary,itonlyguaranteesabitterandcostlywar.     Mattityahuandhissonswerenotprofessionalsoldiers,norrightwingmilitantradicals.TheywerecohenpriestswhosawtheneedtoputasidethesanctityofthepriesthoodinordertoprotectthehonoroftheirGdandpeoplefromthedesecrationofJudaism,bothbygoyimandbyfellowJews.     ThePeresitesofMattityahu'sdayhadtheirvisionofaNewMiddleEasttoo.Theysawaworldfreefromwarwhereallmenwouldbetreatedequally.ForsuchanoblegoalitwasasmallpricetopaytodiscardtheirantiquatedJudaism.Shabbat,Kashrut,andbritmilahonlyservedtodivideIsraelfromthenations.LikeRabintheytoodeclaredthatwearenolongeranationaloneamongthenations.     Inthemodernworlditseemsafarmorenoblethingtobreakdownwallsofdivisionandfindwaystobecomeliketheothernations.SowhentheGreeksbroughttheirolympicgamestoIsrael,agreatmanyJewsdoffedtheirclothingaswellastheirreligiousvaluestorunnakedwiththeirnewGreekneighbors.Nodoubttherewerenoblepeaceprizesexchangedthenaswell.     MattityahuandhisfamilystayedathomeinModiinandworriedabouttheirbelovedhomeland.ThentheplaguefounditselftravelingtotheirbackyardinModiinaswell.TheGreekssetupanidolofoneoftheirgodsinthetownsquare.ItwasmorethanMattatityahucouldsufferwhenhesawarespectedJewishcitizenvoluntarilywalkuptothestatueandbowdowntoit.Hetookthelawintohisownhands,plungedhisknifeintothistraitortoGdandcountry,andbegananimpossiblerevolutionagainstthemightyGreekempire.     WithauthenticJewishfaith,backedupbythewillingnesstodiefortheirbeliefs,MattityahuandhissonsattractedasmallnumberoffollowerswhodeterminedtothrowtheGreeksoutofIsraelordietrying.Manyofthemdidperish....buttheyeventuallysucceededindrivingouttheGreeks,rededicatingtheTemple,andreturningtheJewishwayoflifetoEretzYisrael.     IwonderifthePrimeMinisterofIsrael,whendonninghiskipa,recitingtheancientblessings,andlightinghisChanukahlamps,takesevenoneminutetoconsiderthesignificanceofthisholiday.       IwonderhowmanyJewswhogleefullymunchontheirjellydoughnuts,singChanukahsongsandgivegiftstotheirchildren,actuallypausetoconsidertherealmeaningofthiscelebrationofthevictoryoftheJewishideaoverreligiousritesofourwouldbeoppressors.   
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