David Brooks today on the historical background of Hanukkah:
"The Greeks had one central idea: their aspirations to create an advanced universal culture. And the Jews had their own central idea: the idea of one true God. The reformers wanted to merge these two ideas."
Related material:
Identity and the rest of March 2008
[…] Part I: Central Ideas […]
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