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The Maccabees took up swords against the battle elephants and battalions of Syrian-Greek soldiers in a fight for religious freedom. Like the Maccabbees in their times, so does every generation since pay a price fighting for social justice and social freedoms for all men.

As we light our Chanukah candles, let us honor the men and women who won the Nobel Peace Prize, for bearing their country's burdens of finding peace. Abraham Blank compiled the following list of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates:

      · Night One - Freedom of A Nation
      · Night Two - Putting a Stop to Violence
      · Night Three - An End to Racism
      · Night Four - Helping the Less Fortunate
      · Night Five - A Meeting of Nations
      · Night Six - The End of A Cold War Era
      · Night Seven - Human Rights Above All
      · Night Eight - Salute to Those Making A Difference

Night One - Freedom of A Nation 
Light one candle and think about…
      1· Mahatma Gandhi who peacefully achieved the hopes of a nation. He fought against the odds without the use of violent firearms.

Night Two - Putting A Stop to Violence  
Light two candles and think about…
      1· Mairead Corrigan
      2· Betty Williams (Laureates in 1977) Two women, who worked to minimize the violence in Ireland. Ms. Corrigan and Ms. Williams worked together despite their differences.

Night Three - An End to Racism  
Light three candles and think about…
      1· Nelson Mandela
      2· Desmond Tutu
      3· Fredrick de Klerk
The three Laureates who ended the racist Apartheid state in South Africa, and worked tirelessly to heal the wounds of an entrenched injustice.

Night Four - Helping the Less Fortunate  
Light four candles and think about… ways to help the poor and downtrodden.
      1· Mother Theresa (Laureate in 1979) who took Calcutta's outcasts under her wing.
      2· Albert Schweitzer (Laureate in 1952) who transformed high-minded ideals into action by opening a hospital in a poor section of Africa.
      3· Martin Luther King, Jr. (Laureate in 1964) a passionate force against injustice ho helped change the mindset of a nation.
      4· Dalai Lama (Laureate in 1989) - Exiled to India from his home in Tibet, he embodies hope undiminished by maintaining his vision of a humane free Tibet.

Night Five - A Meeting of Nations
Light five candles and think about…the rocky road to peace in the Middle East. 
      1· Anwar Sadat (Laureate in 1978)
      2· Menachem Begin (Laureate in 1978)
      3· Yitzchak Rabin
      4· Shimon Peres
      5· A Grave Mistake! (editor's note: Mazornet.com and the Jewish Holiday website formally denounce the award given to Yasir the terrorist. A Murderer who, for a short while, conned the world.)
Four, rather than five, worked to bridge the gap between Jew and Arab.

Night Six - The End of A Cold War Era
Light six candles and think about those who brought about the blessed end to the Cold War.
      1· Willy Brandt (Laureate in 1971) who calmed Cold War tensions between West Germany and Eastern Europe.
      2· Henry Kissinger
      3· Le Duc Tho (Laureates in 1973) whose negotiations lead to a cease-fire in Vietnam.
      4· Alva Myrdal of Sweden
      5· Alfonso Garcia Robles of Mexico (Laureates in 1982) wrestled with the nuclear problem and saw a possibility for disarmament.
      6· Mikhail Gorbachev (Laureate in 1990) tugged at Iron Curtain's raw edges until it began to unravel.

Night Seven - Human Rights Above All  
Light seven candles and think about those who fought for human rights around the world.
      1· Archbishop Carlos Belos
      2· Jose Ramos-Horta (Laureates in 1996). They sought a peaceful resolution to the strife in East Timor.
      3· Rigoberta Menchu Tum (Laureate in 1992) of Guatemala who brought the rights of indigenous people to the forefront.
      4· Aung San Suu Kyi (Laureate in 1991) Burma's embattled advocate for human rights.
      5· Lech Walesa (Laureate in 1983) Poland's playwright revolutionary who proved the pen is mightier than the sword.
      6· Andrei Sakharov (Laureate in 1975) A nuclear physicist in the Soviet Union who was a lone voice for human rights.
      7· Albert Lutuli (Laureate in 1960) The president an early liberation movement in South Africa who worked against apartheid.

Night Eight - Salute to those Making A Difference
Light eight candles and salute the groups of people who have made a difference.
      1· Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs (Laureate in 1995). They spoke out against the role nuclear weapons played in shaping international politics.
      2· United Nations Peacekeeping forces (Laureate in 1988) the ground troops of peace sent to cool international hotspots.
      3· International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (Laureate in 1985)
      4· Office of United Nation's High Commissioner for Refugees (Laureate in 1981 and 1954)
      5· Amnesty International (Laureate in 1977) the gadfly group of whistleblowers against injustice.
      6· International Labor Organization (Laureate in 1969)
      7· United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF (Laureate in 1965)
      8· International Red Cross (Laureate 1963, 1944, 1917)

Additional Spiritual Spins:

• Eight Nights of Chanukah: A Spiritual Perspective
• Eight Lights – Eight Values
• Eight plus One Women of Valor
• “Tikkun” – Good Advice
• Nobel Prize Winners

Mazor Guide for Chanukah brings you much more about the holiday, its meaning and its traditions... See the links below.

• The Story of Chanukah
• The Menorah: Bearer of the Light
• All About the Dreidel
• Chanukah's Caloric Treasures
• Gelt and Gifts: A Tradition of Giving
• Eight Nights of Chanukah: A spiritual Perspective
• Commemorative Stamps