Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light” Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org

Developed and written by: Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org Developed and written by: Hadas Laor Ashur

Mattathias, the father of the Hasmonean dynasty Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org Mattathias, the father of the Hasmonean dynasty Mattathias's wife, the mother of his sons and daughters (!). Let's imagine that her name is…. Yohanan – the eldest son Shimon Yehuda Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org Eleazar And the youngest son, Yonatan

Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light” Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org

Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light” Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org

Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light” Excerpts from “Elephants are No Match for the Maccabees' Light”. For the complete booklet and teacher guide, please contact Global School Twinning Network at schooltwinning@jafi.org Mother Batya – “It’s clear that women can be leaders, and there are no reservations about that” ! - ? Mattathias – “Without zealousness, you can’t achieve anything in life! The end justifies the means ! - ? Yohanan – “Changing the world without killing or dying – it’s possible, it’s not naïve” ! - ?