Hcinukoh Pointers:
Playing Cards of Hanukah- Split
Rabbis of Yore; Early Jews Read
Story from a Purim-Like Scroll
An American Jewish Press Feature
The "Shulhan Aruch" — codi- One mode of celebration of
fication of Jewish religious law Hanukah in olden times, which
—gives the following instruction however was not approved by
about the observance of Hanu- all, was the playing cards. While
kah, the feast of dedication and some of the rabbis frowned on
gift-giving. it, the great Hassidic rabbi,
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Leib Itzchok, of Berditchef, gave
his approval to it. He liked to
encourage things which made
people happy and besides, he
once said, "Jews sitting up to
play cards late at night would
get accustomed to staying up
late at night to study the
Torah."
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"Eat and be merry, linger
over the viands and punc-
tuate your meals with jest
and song and relate miracles."
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In early times, a Scroll of the
story of the Maccabaeans, simi-
lar to that of the Purim story,
was read in the synagogues.
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Branch 4, LZOA, to Hold
Hanukah Oneg Shabbat Dec. 28
. Branch. Four, LZOA, will hold
a Hanukah oneg shabbat Dec. 28,
at the LZOA Institute, 13722
Linwood. Hanukah skit will be
presented, and there will be
community singing and tradi-
tional refreshments.
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Immigrants to Israel to Be
Processed Through Istanbul
ISTANBUL, (JTA)—Plans for
channeling Jewish emigration
from Turkey to Israel through
Iskende have been abandoned,
and the expected migration will
be handled through Istanbul
where Israeli transports will em-
bark immigrants.
The fullest original account of
the Maccabaean story is con-
tained in the Book of the Mac-
cabees, one of the Apocrypha
writings. The word "Apocrypha"
is Greek for "hidden." The He- 24 THE JEWISH NEWS
brew original of the book has
Friday, December 21, 1951
been lost. The work, while of
Hebrew authorship, was trans-
lated into Greek and all sub-
Greetings
sequent translatiOns are from
the Greek tongue.
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The deriviation of _ the term
"Maccabaean" is s u r r ounded
with some questioning. One
theory traces it to the banner
which the Jews raised in their
battle against Antiochus, which
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was said to have carried the He-
brew words, - "Mi Camocha Ba-
Elim Adonai" and the word
"Maccabee" is supposed to be a
combination of the initial let-
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ters, M-C-B-I.
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Another theory has it that the
word stems from the Hebrew
word, "Makab," meaning ham-
mer. Judas Maccabeus struck
hammer blows in behalf of Is-
Veal and Lamb
rael.
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The commonly accepted origin
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of the Hanukah lights is that
the Maccabaeans on entering
the Temple after the heathens
had profaned in it, found only
a cruse of oil sufficient for one
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night but by a miracle it lasted
through eight days.
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However, .the Midrash gives
another e-xplanation. It says
• that when the sons of the Has-
moneans entered the Temple,
they found their eight iron
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Almost every holiday has its
special kind of food. Latkes is
the special delight of Hanukah,
and cheese is also a favorite.
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The term Maccabaean is a
favorite among Jews for any
form of activity associated with
physical prowess. T h u s, the
sports fest in Israel is called the
Ma ccabi ad.
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