«In a broader sense, the miracle of Chanukah was much more than the over-extended burning of a bottle of oil; it was the victory of the Hasmoneans over the Greeks, of the Torah over secularism. The Greeks were in essence a liberal, open-minded society, not a barbaric nation given to mass-executions and bloodbaths. Their desire was to "enrich" Jews with their "enlightened" way of life; with their arts, culture and philosophy.»
Olas Shabbos - Chanukah, 5760 - Torah.org
http://www.torah.org/learning/olas-shabbos/5760/chanukah.html
Shalom
RRW
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In our society, too, they try to clamp down on those who reject their "enrichment".
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