Two Reasons for Reading Zekharya’s Vision as the Haftara of Shabbat Chanuka

What is the connection between Chanuka and the passage from Sefer Zekharya read as the haftara on Shabbat Chanuka? This article closely examines the text of the haftara and highlights a number of key connections between the two time periods relating to the choice of Jewish identity over cultural assimilation, and the potential for redemption yet ultimately settling for an incomplete realization of the goal.