Chanukah Sources
Gemara Shabbos, Pesiktah Rabsi, Megillas Taanis
What family is she from
What day did the greek general Apostmos burn a Torah
Shivasar B'Tammuz
Why is it called Chanukah
Ran- The rest
Maharsha- Chanukas HaBayis
What is Megillas Taanis
Chazal that lists minor holidays
Who does she kill
the greek leader/general, eliphernis, probably
What was the hellenized name of the kohein gadol who imposed the first batch of hellenistic propaganda on the jews
Jason
List 2 things they made a shmad on that we know from chazal
Bikkurim, Wood for the mizbeach, saying Sheim Shamayim
whose the earliest source to quote the yotzros of shabbos chanukah
rashi (Yechezkil)
How does Tosfos in Megilla (in one deah) describe her yachas/chashivus to the neis of chanukah
Ikar of the neis was through yehudis
13 Pritzus in the Seirug, Metamei Shemanim, brought offerings to avoda zara and pigs,
What was the point of the neis, isnt there tumah hutrah b'tzibor
Pnei Yehoshua- Show Chibah for the Jews
Chasam Sofer- There was tumah d'rabbanan like a zav and dont use tumah hutrah b'tzibor on that
Why were they called maccabim
After Yehuda Maccabi, which means strength/hammer, probably
Name 4 sefarim Chitzonim of Chanukah
Megillas Antiochus, Sefer Makabim, Midrashei Chanukah, Yosifun, Josephus
When during the year did this event take place
How long was Galus Yavan
180 years
Why does the Maharal write the yevanim wanted to eradicate the torah
THey were jealous and wanted to be thought of as the most brilliant
Where is Haneiros Hallalu found
Meseches Sofrim
Megillas Antiochus
What are three hanhagos of Chanukah that some might do BECAUSE of Yehudis
Women: Chanukah candles, not doing melacha first 30 mins of hadlakas neiros, sing eishis chayil,
Everyone: Eat cheese/dairy
Whats the biggest disagreement on the history of chanukah between Megillas Antiochus and Sefer Makabim
When did Yehuda and Mattisyahu die
WHo is Chashmonai
Beis Yosef- Yochanan
Radak- Mattisyahu
Gemara Megilla- Mashmah someone else entirely..
Miriam Bas Bilgah