Competition and the Lonely Road to Heaven

The Triumph of Israeli Renewal over Greek Stagnation

From "Megged Yerachim" published by "Beit Harav"

The Jewish victory over the Greeks, which brought liberation from national and religious oppression, also broke the shackles of the materialistic, stagnated Hellenist world view. And not by chance was this new hope realized during the month of Kislev.