# Hanukkah: The Maccabees, the Greeks, and One Very Tall FBI Agent

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Podcast: [edJEWcation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/edjewcation-6822090)
Published: 2025-12-04T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/edjewcation/episodes/Hanukkah-The-Maccabees--the-Greeks--and-One-Very-Tall-FBI-Agent-e3bfl2e
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In this pre-pre-PRE-Hanukkah special (because we refuse to let Christmas music win), the crew breaks down the real Hanukkah story: the oil, the civil war, the Hellenists, the hammer, and the heroic home court advantage , while also inventing a brand-new Hanukkah tradition involving sword fights and presents hidden in a makeshift Temple. Along the way, we tackle assimilation, Jewish identity, why no one ever explained the whole “Greeks vs. Syrians” thing, and the surprising appearance of a tall FBI agent who would “take a bullet for the Jews.” Happy early Hanukkah… and don’t forget to pick up your free Chabad menorah.

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