Hayom Yom 2 Teves - The war of the Greeks was against G-dliness

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Dec 21, 2025 · 5m

"מִלְחֶמֶת הַיְוָנִים הָיְתָה “לְהַשְׁכִּיחָם תּוֹרָתֶךָ וּלְהַעֲבִירָם מֵחוּקֵּי רְצוֹנֶךָ

The campaign of the Greeks was intended “to make [the Jews] forget Your Torah and have them violate the decrees of Your will.”

וּכְמַאֲמָר (בראשית רבה פרשה ט"ז) כִּתְבוּ כו' שֶׁאֵין לָכֶם חֵלֶק בֵּאלֹקֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל

In the words of Bereishis Rabbah, ch. 16[:4], [the Greeks challenged the Jews to] “write… that you have no share in the G‑d of Israel.”

כָּל הַמִּלְחָמָה הָיְתָה נֶגֶד אֱלֹקוּת

Their entire war was directed against G‑dliness.

זאָל מעֶן לעֶרנעֶן תּוֹרָה, זאָל מעֶן מְקַיֵּים זיַין מִצְוֹת…