Will New Discovery Change Hannukah Story?

Hanukkah or the Jewish Festival of Lights is celebrated in memory of the recovery of the Second Temple in Jerusalem from the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BC. This was at the beginning of the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid Hellenistic influences and persecution. Now, a newly discovered Seleucid sling stone from nearly 2,300 years ago sheds more light on the violence and bloodshed that are all central themes in the Hanukkah story. Hanukkah 2021 is currently being celebrated over a period of eight days (always somewhere in November or December, depending on the year) all over Israel and beyond.