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#105. **Sponsored by Koren Publishers. Check out their website for some amazing Chanukah deals including the Noé Edition Hebrew/English Shas, starting at just $1000 or visit your local Jewish bookstore for 25% off all books from Koren. www.korenpub.com some amazing special offers for Chanukah! ** With Prof. Malka Simkovich (Crown-Ryan Chair of Jewish Studies & Director of Catholic-Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago) discussing Chanukah & the classic sources. We discussed Maccabees 1 & 2, Josephus, Chazal, the Nes Pach Shemen (oil) mentioned in Chazal, the story of Judith (Yehudis), and more To purchase the Oxford Classics edition of Josephus: https://amzn.to/3zB0PaI To purchase "Ancient Jewish Novels" which includes Judith: https://korenpub.com/products/ancient-jewish-novelspaperback To purchase Prof. Simkovich's book about Second Temple Literature: https://amzn.to/3S8efSS For more information, any questions or comments, or to sponsor or support the show, please email seforimchatter@gmail.com Support the show