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    Hanukkah Mario

    The Story of Hanukkah and the Maccabees, as told by Mario.

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    Under the reign of Antiochus , the Greeks sought to impose their Hellenistic culture on the Jews,

    The Maccabees--led by Judah (Mario), waged a war that culminated in the cleaning and then rededication of the Great Temple.

    Oil was needed for the menorah in the Great Temple , but they found only one small jar of oil. But MIRACULESLY it lasted or 8 days!

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