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The Maccabean Struggle





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Rivkin, Yochanan
Rabbi Yochanan Rivkin is director of Chabad Jewish Student Center at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana



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Posted: Dec 14, 2008
chanukah
It is ironic that the beautiful meaning of Chanukah (as expressed in this audio) is lost in modern society, as Chanukah is deemed the "Jewish Xmas".
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