WhatsappWhat is the true nature of the story of Chanuka? It is actually not such a simple story to explain. This explanation goes through all of the events in a way that will explain it all in just 20 minutes with fascinating cartoons and voice overs.
Ultimately, Chanuka is the story of light overcoming darkness. But it is not simple to explain what this means. After all, weren’t the Greek people who came and entered into the Land of Israel during the time of Alexander the Great the most advanced and cultured people at the time? Yes, but no. They were indeed very into music, sports, culture, philosophy and architecture. But this was a skin deep way of life. It was not truly a spiritual way of life.
The Greek way of life ultimately led to a cruel attempt to destroy the Jewish idea of spirituality by wiping out any vestige of Jewish spirituality and dedication to observing G-d’s Torah. What seemed like an enlightened way of life turned into the most close-minded ideology that did not leave any room for different forms of religion.
Freedom of religion was far from the norm and the Greeks and their Jewish sympathizers fought to snuff out Judaism by the sword.
It was just a small handful of people who took up arms and fought against the mighty Greek Army. Even after a few victories, the Jewish rag-tag Army rarely numbered more than a few thousand. But they succeeded in pushing back the Greek Army that numbered in the tens of thousands, time and again. The victory was a military one, but it was the Jewish spirit and dedication to G-d’s Torah that ultimately prevailed and is celebrated each year on Chanuka.
