Judith: A Chanukah Heroine?

The Book of Judith tells of a beautiful, pious Israelite widow who saves her people by seducing and then beheading the enemy commander Holophernes, when he threatens Jerusalem and its Temple. Yet the story disappeared from Jewish tradition at an early stage and reappeared only in medieval times.

What is Judith’s connection to the story of Chanukah and how is her character transformed by midrashic tales, liturgical sources and Talmudic commentaries?

Tuesday I Dec. 15 I 8pm ( 1pm EST)

The personalities associated with the Channukah story have been described in different sources passed
along through the ages.
In this series we will meet them and see the different ways in which they were
presented.

The personalities associated with the Channukah story have been described in different sources passed
along through the ages.
In this series we will meet them and see the different ways in which they were presented.

Antiochus' Decrees on the Eve of the Holocaust
Prof. Daniel R. Schwartz
Why would a Hellenistic monarch provoke his subjects and force the Jews to participate in pagan worship? Why should a polytheist not tolerate religious diversity?
Tuesday I Dec. 1 I 8pm ( 1pm EST)
 

Reflections on the Hasmoneans: Heroic Rebels or Flawed Leaders?
Prof. Isaiah Gafni‏
While the early Hasmonean rebels, beginning with Mattathias and Judah Maccabee, are universally revered as heroes, their successors frequently received less flattering reviews.
Tuesday I Dec. 8 I 8pm ( 1pm EST)

Judith: A Chanukah Heroine?
Prof. Deborah Gera
The Book of Judith tells of a beautiful, pious Israelite widow who saves her people by seducing and then beheading the enemy commander Holophernes, when he threatens Jerusalem and its Temple.
Tuesday I Dec. 15 I 8pm ( 1pm EST)

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