Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-23
JLWS CELEBRATE A VICTORY
Overthrow of King AntioOhui by Judas
ksocabess Oommemoratsd.
FEAST OF THE uer1s PROPERLY BEGUN
RABBIT Cohn Tells of the Great
struggle for Conscience sake
and what 1t Means to
Mankind.

A large congregation was gathered at
Temple Israel Friday evening to participate
in the initial observance of the celebration
Hanukkah. or Dedicati on. which is a virtual
celebration Of the rc-dedication of the tenn
pie OF Jerusalem after its Dissertation by
the syrians under Antiochus in the second
century preceding the Christian era.
Rabbi Cohn spoke from the Second Book
Of Maccabees, and gave an interesting
sketch of the achievements of Judas Mac
cabeus. the leader of the Judean revolution
against the CALLING yoke of Grecian tyranny
following the earlier breaking up the Mace
DOMAIN empire by the death of Alexander.
whereby the eastern world was seized by
petty kings whose descendants sought to
force upon their subjects the Hellenic re-
ligion and compel a remuneration OF the
faith of their fathers. Judea fell under the
ban OF one of these petty kinglets in the
person OF Antiochus, who desecrated and
defled the temple at Jerusalem and sought
to make 1t a shrine to Jupiter. The Jews
were forced to fee from Jerusalem, and
took refuge in the villages where they could
worship In the faith of their fathers with
less molestatlon.
Judas the Leader.
Judas Maccabeus now appeared on the
and resolved to fight for their liberties of
life and conscience. Rabbi Cohn said in
| part:
| The effect of the decree of Antiochus was
! to rouse the Judean spirit in open revolt.
| Tsraels religion had no idols in its tenn
! pies. Some cowardly Jews knelt to the
/ CALLING yoke, but there were other brave
| spirits that would not and did not Chief
/ among them was Judas Maccabeus. who
' gathered few of the bravest spirits among
/ the Jews to resist the decree They had ia
/ fight at first species of guerilla warfare
but the true Judean spirit grew with his
! example, and finally the tyrant was over
/ thrown and Jerusalem was restored to Is
| rael and the temple was re-dedcated to the
worship of the true God.
Result of the Revolution.
The Maccabean revolution lastCd but three
| years, but 1t accomplished for all time the
principle of the right of conscience God Ii
on the side not OF the strongest, nut th'
| bravest battalions. The Maccabean spiri
! Luther and Cromwell, who did not feal
the anathemas of the pope, nor the tyrann,
! of Charles | of England 1t gave birth L
Protestantism, and brought Charles | t
the block. 1t gave impetus to Puritanism
Cromwell and his army Of Ironside
marched to victory with the Bible in on
| hand and the sword i'm the other, sngini
the songs of Israel, as did the Maccabee
Of old.
! The jew has been the hero through al
the ages. He was the first protestant. TIL
Jews profess peace, but ii Is manly thin
to defend oneself. II is not a-manly thNl
to bow and cringe like a cur. Stand an,
give manly blow. There is. a. new spiri
dawning. 1t is the spirit OF the Macca
bean The Christian world will next
mas. Had it not been for Judas Maccabeu
there would be no Christmas. How great i
this Maccabean spirit. II means fight 70
every hope that is human and to shattc
every human chain.
Program for sunday.
The Hanukkah will continue over eigh
days. Candles will be lighted in all JEWS
homes during the eight days. On Sunda
there will be special services at Tempe Is
rael in honor of the festival, in which tn
Sunday school will participate The service
will begin at 10 "a. m. and the folowin
program will be observed; ,.-
Opening prayer .......:...................
alive of the eight days Of the cele-
;, bration .............................
i HanSSESh song . Bv tb Sre Sb KSSpl
Explanation of the Hanukkah, ...........
.....:...................A Anna Fleischman
, Piano soo-summer Moths................
< Recitation-The Child Samuel, -,
Recitation-Make Your Mark, ...,....,..r
Piano soio-Fairyiand waltzcs .'.. ..'
Recitation-A Horrible Mistake, .....,,,. .'
., Violin solo-Smplc Confession. -
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Leon GOLDSMITH
: Recitaton-For a Life Undying. ..........
!. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Sarah Greenburg
|. Recitaton-"Abou Ben Adhem" .....,.... :
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Grover Goodma
e Piano solo Observation-Disclosures. Dora Rachma
Recitaton-"Boys Wanted" ...............
> ! Observation-Disclosures. Clarence Wei
p Violin Solo-Carnival of Venice. ..........
; ........................... Joe Mey,
: Recitation-Puzzled Dutchman. ...........
. ........................... Jennie Adj
o Piano Solo-From "Lohengren" ...........
n ...,..!.................... Blanche Col