25/10/2026
Tonight/tomorrow (the 15th of Mar-Ḥeshvan) marks the yahrzeit of the Adon Matityahu Ḥashmonai, the warrior-priest who fathered the Maccabean revolt.
Matityahu and his five courageous sons led the resistance against the Hellenization of Judean society and launched a 26 year guerrilla war against the Seleucid Greek Empire. Already an older man at the start of the revolt, Matityahu died early in the war from the difficult conditions in the Gofna hills. His sons took command of the revolt following his death and, after years of bitter fighting, successfully liberated Judea from foreign rule. ✊🏼🏹
זכרונו לברכה 🔥