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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][i]I have never been to fond of Chanukah. It commemorates a victory in a war the Jews ultimately lost.[/i]

That the Hasmoneans failed as rulers, and were overtaken by Rome, does not mean that particular war was lost.  We are thankful for Hashem granting us chances, even when we go on to blow those chances.

[i] 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.[/i]

Because it is rededicating the Beit Hamikdash. Which was originally dedicated on sukkot.  Which lasts (effectively) 8 days.  To really grok hanukkah, you have to constantly bear in mind the connection to Sukkot.  Which the Maccabees could not celebrate appropriately that year.

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 The 8 night miracle was written by some rabbi centuries[/i]

Oh, dear. Our enemies we can handle, but Hashem save us from our friends.

Creativity! Reinvention! yay!

[i]later who felt that the Books of the Maccabees were lacking because they had no miracles.[/i]

It already had a miracle - the victory of the few over the many, of the weak over the strong.  But a military miracle was not what the rabbis wanted honored.

[i]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![/i]

A. I am not sure what you lose, halakhically, by lighting when you have only oil for one night  B.  If you have faith in Hashem, the entire equation changes. [/quote][/quote]

Oy, vey. Our enemies we can handle, but Hashem save us from our friends. [/quote]

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