The Maccabees, also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים, Maqabim; Latin: Machabi or Machado; Greek: Μακκαβαῖοι, Makkabaioi), were the leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took control of Judea, which at the time had been a province of the Seleucid Empire. They founded the Hasmonean dynasty, which ruled from 164 BCE to 63 BCE. They reasserted the Jewish religion, partly by forced conversion, expanded the boundaries of Judea by conquest and reduced the influence of Hellenism and Hellenistic Judaism.
In the 2nd century BCE, Judea lay between the Ptolemaic Kingdom (based in Egypt) and the Seleucid empire (based in Syria), monarchies which had formed following the death of Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE). Judea had come under Ptolemaic rule, but fell to the Seleucids around 200 BCE. Judea at that time had been affected by the Hellenization begun by Alexander. Some Jews, mainly those of the urban upper class, notably the Tobiad family, wished to dispense with Jewish law and to adopt a Greek lifestyle. According to the historian Victor Tcherikover, the main motive for the Tobiads' Hellenism was economic and political. The Hellenizing Jews built a gymnasium in Jerusalem, competed in international Greek games, "removed their marks of circumcision and repudiated the holy covenant".
Maccabees were Jewish rebels against Hellenization in the 2nd Century BC.
Maccabees may also refer to:
Tempo Beer Industries (Tempo) is Israel's largest brewer and the country's second-largest beverage company.
Tempo produces three brands of pale lager:
Goldstar (Hebrew: גולדסטאר) is a 4.9% ABV pale lager which has been produced since the 1950s. It is marketed as a dark lager beer ("בירה לאגר כהה"), though it is pale golden in appearance. In January 2007, Tempo introduced 4% Goldstar Light with a commercial starring Moshe Datz, from the Israeli duet Duo Datz. The beer is certified kosher by the Chief Rabbi of Netanya, Israel.
Maccabee (Hebrew: מכבי) is a 4.9% ABV pale lager that was first brewed in 1968. It is distributed in Israel and is also marketed in the United States and Europe.
Nesher Malt was the first commercial beer to be brewed in Israel. It is produced in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic styles, and has been brewed since 1935.
Here we go, that’s right,
Uh huh uh huh
Uh huh, let’s go y’all
And, 5 6 7 with the vocals
Ooh-ooh (Oo-oo-ooh)
Ooh-ooh (Hey)
Ooh-ooh
Alright Dorinda work it girl
M-mm (O-oh) yeah
Right here...and now
Is what...it's all about
Bring on... the crowd
We're ready,steady,
strong and proud
We're locked...it shows
No stoppin' us, we're in the zone
Red hot...we know
In it to win it, girls let's go
[Chorus:]
STEP UP
It's time to work it
STEP OUT
GOTTA DO IT FOR REAL
SAY IT LOUD
It’s time to dance step up and shine the way it feels
STEP UP
IT'S NOW OR NEVER
All the Cheetah Girls
SAY IT LOUD
Right here together
Time for us to show the world
Show 'em what we're workin' with
We got it
Let's turn...away
from the mirror...it's time to play
Our rules...our game
We know we've got just what it takes
We've come...this far
Sometimes...it might be hard
Each one of us a superstar
[Chorus]
We believe it 'cause we know we can
Reach any dream,now we understand
There's no givin' up or givin' in
5,6,7,8
Again...again...again
C'mon girls...work it
Ooo, Chanel
Dorinda, go on girl
Aqua, do your thing
That's right, Galleria
Never gonna step 'til we
reach the top
Never gonna stop
Never gonna stop 'til we
reach the top
[Chorus]
Say it loud for me now
It's the dance break time to
work it out
Break it down for me now
Cheetahs in the house won't you
dance for me now
Work it out for me now
Cheetahs in the house won't you
shine for me now
Dorinda, Chanel, Galleria, Aqua in the house
won't you sing it for me now