Hanukkah is a complicated holiday, more complex than it appears on the surface. It is full of opposites and contradictions.
It is considered a "minor" holiday by many, but also is fundamental to the American Jewish experience. (It was the most observed ritual in Pittsburgh in 2017.)
It is about a war, but also about a miracle. The war is historically veri…
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