The Great Light Podcast - The true story of the Maccabees

The Exodus of the modern days - From Ethiopia to Israel

A little girl’s story of Aliyah is part of the big story of our people. Thousands of years after the first Exodus from Egypt, Jewish people can once again be found walking in the desert towards the promised land. Hear about this dangerous journey through the eyes of a little girl, a member of the Beta Israel community traveling from Ethiopia to Israel.

Mordechai’s last letter

Passover eve, 1943, marks the beginning of the big uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. 'And this is what stood by our ancestors and by us'… What is it that stood by us, as a people, throughout history? In his last letter, Mordechai Anielewicz is telling the world about bravery beyond imagination.

Miriam The Prophetess

Have you heard of Miriam’s role in the exodus from Egypt? If not, the time is now! Miriam is one of seven women prophetesses we read about in the Bible’s stories. Leah loves the story of Miriam as told by her Grandma, but somehow her parents never heard about it. Are you hearing it for the first time too?

The Great Light Podcast - The true story of the Maccabees

What made Tamar and Judah, the peaceful farmers from Modi'in, Gather all their friends and start revolting? Join us and listen to the true story of the Maccabees - the heroes we celebrate in Hanukkah.