My favorite Hanukkah Heroine is published in the Washington Jewish Week
I forgot to publish this when it ran, but the Washington Jewish week ran my piece from Alma on Hanukkah! I’ve already reposted the article here a few times, but it’s always very exciting to see my work published in new places. Check it out!
By Steph Black Chanukah season means latkes, menorahs and the retelling of the classic story about Judah and the Maccabees. But there’s a woman from a few hundred years before Judah was around who is just as important to this story. This Chanukah, let’s bring this forgotten biblical badass back into the spotlight.