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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: What We Celebrate When We Celebrate Hanukkah: Four Theories on Unsettled Question
Description: A hybrid event with Rabbi Ben Greenfield. About The Event: Classic Rabbinic sources offer very different answers to a key Hanukkah question: what exactly are we celebrating on this holiday? From Medieval Zionism to Rabbinic Pacifism, we'll explore 5 vital “retellings” of the Hanukkah story with very different takes on these 8 days.Source Sheets:Page 1Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5About The Speaker: Ben Greenfield serves as Scholar in Residence, VBM Las Vegas, and as the Director of Jewish Learning at The Adelson Upper School in Las Vegas. Ben...