500 Questions and Answers on Chanukah

by Jeffrey M. Cohen

Book Overview

This book is probably the most comprehensive and detailed treatment of the festival of Chanukah in the English language. It commences by placing the festival in its historical context by surveying the history of the Jewish people from Abraham until Alexander, and proceeds to explain the origin, nature and ramifications of Hellenism and the spiritually corrosive effects it had on Judea. Rabbi Jeffrey Cohen employs his customary analytical approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853036756
• ISBN13: 9780853036753
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Vallentine Mitchell
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"