In this episode of The Roar of Judah: Chronicles in the Storm, Moshe David takes you through the entire Hanukkah story as a full study, not a simplified tale. We begin with the historical foundations in 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, and Josephus, then we enter the rabbinic heart of Hanukkah through the Talmud, Megillat Ta’anit, Midrash, Rashi, Ramban, Rambam, Shulchan Aruch, and the prayer of Al Hanissim. This is a journey into dedication, identity, and the sacred audacity of a people who refused to let the world rename them, then carried the light from the Temple into every Jewish home. Sources and Further Study Source, Shabbat 21b, What is Hanukkah, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/Shabbat.21b.10. Source, Rashi on Numbers 8:2, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/Rashi_on_Numbers.8.2. Source, Ramban on Numbers 8:2, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/ Ramban_on_Numbers.8.2. Source, Mishneh Torah, Scroll of Esther and Hanukkah 4:12, Rambam on the beloved mitzvah of Hanukkah lights, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/ Mishneh_Torah%2C_Scroll_of_Esther_and_Hanukkah.4.12. Source, Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 671, laws of Hanukkah lights, Sefaria, https://www.sefaria.org/ Shulchan_Arukh%2C_Orach_Chayim.671. Source, 1 Maccabees chapter 4, rededication and annual eight day commemoration, USCCB, https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1maccabees/4. Source, 2 Maccabees chapter 10, eight days like Sukkot with branches and palms, USCCB, https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2maccabees/10. Source, Josephus, Antiquities 12.325, festival called Lights, Lexundria, https://lexundria.com/j_aj/12.325/wst. Source, Al Hanissim full text, My Jewish Learning, https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/full-text-of-al-hanisim-for-hanukkah/. Source, V’al Hanissim text and translation, Chabad, https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/597182/jewish/Val-Hanissim.htm. Source, Daniel R. Schwartz, 1 Maccabees, Anchor Yale Bible, Yale University Press, https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300159936/1-maccabees/. Source, Jonathan A. Goldstein, II Maccabees, Anchor Yale Bible, Yale University Press, https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300139976/ii-maccabees/. Source, Shaye J. D. Cohen, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Third Edition, Westminster John Knox Press, https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/0664239048-from-the-maccabees-to-the-mishnah-third-edition/. Source, The Roar of Judah: Chronicles in the Storm, Apple Podcasts page, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-roar-of-judah-chronicles-in-the-storm/id1858789294. Source, The Roar of Judah: In the Name of I Am, Apple Podcasts page, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-roar-of-judah-in-the-name-of-i-am/id1830755194. Source, The Day The Lion Wept, Apple Books page, https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-day-the-lion-wept/id6754013328. Source, The Day The Lion Wept, Kindle listing, https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Marc-Davis-ebook/dp/B0FX56R2LV.