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[quote=Anonymous]I have never been to fond of Chanukah. It commemorates a victory in a war the Jews ultimately lost. Furthermore, there's that asinine story about the Ner Tamid lasting for 8 nights. But the Books of the Maccabees never mentions any light lasting for 8 nights. It merely says that the festival is to be celebrated for 8 nights. The 8 night miracle was written by some rabbi centuries later who felt that the Books of the Maccabees were lacking because they had no miracles. But the story is stupid. The Ner Tamid had been out for a century. In that case, it could be out another 8 days until more oil was available. If you only have enough oil for one night, and it will take at least a week to get more oil, YOU DON't LIGHT THE NER TAMID![/quote]
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