Black Israelites and the meaning of Chanukah
BY JACOB S. DORMAN
DECEMBER 22ND 2014

Happy Hanukkah from OUP! This year we’re celebrating with a series of eight books celebrating Jewish history and culture over the eight nights of Hanukkah. As your menorah candles burn bright, take this opportunity to honor both the endurance of the Maccabees and the Jewish people.
This blog post is written by Daniel Friedmann, the former Israeli Minister of Justice and the author of The Purse and the Sword: The Trials of Israel’s Legal Revolution. He explores the paradox of the Israeli nationality law.



Was the ark ever found? What happened to the golden stool? Is there any research that we can do to find out what happened to queen mother?