Who am I?
The Greeks rode me during the wars with the Macabees.
What is an elephant?
A priest who loved God, loved the law, and had five sons
Who was Matitiyahu?
I successfully killed an elephant, but as the massive beast collapsed, it fell on top of me and crushed me to death.
Who is Eleazar Maccabee?
This Babylonian king ruled during Daniel’s prophecy of Greek rule
Who is Belshazzar?
I originally said: "Mi Lashem Ayli" (מי לה' אלי) from Exodus 32:26 translates to "Whoever is for the Lord, come to me"
Who is Moses?
While captive in Babylon, he prophesied the rise of the Greek empire
Who is Daniel?
I am the Greek leader that kept sending armies to Israel to suppress the Jewish revolt.
Who is Antiochus?
This prayer focuses on the military victory of Chanukah and is not so discussed in the Gemara Masechet Shabbat 21.
What is Al Hanissim?
This rabbi that died in 1994 connected the word Yavan to the term for "quicksand" or "miry clay" found in Psalms (40:3) and the Talmud. This means that the more one struggles to climb out of the materialistic and self-serving Greek worldview using intellect alone, the deeper one sinks into it, unable to find a stable spiritual footing.
Who is the last Chabad Rebbe?
a declaration from the Song of Moses after the Israelites' miraculous deliverance from Egypt. I'm also associated with the Macabees?
Mi Kamocha Ba'elim Hashem