For Light Seekers Only

1-How does Yosef connect to Chanuka?

2-Why light indoors if there’s no danger outside?

3-How does Shamai connect candles with cows?

4-Why is there no mesechta for Chanuka?

5-How many eights are in your Chanuka doorway with you?

6-Why is Chanuka not mentioned in “al hamichya”?

7-What’s the real purpose of the shamash? It’s not really for permissible light…

8-Why is “al hanisim” in the second brocho of bentching, and in the second to last of davening?

9-How could the Chashmonaim snatch the Kingship for themselves?

10-Why does Rashi write “י“ב בני חשמונאי ואלעזר“ ?

11-Why does the gemara ask “מאי חנוכה“, but not “מאי פורים“ ?

12–Why not say “הנרות הללו קדושים הם“ ?

13–Why is הנרות = לשון הרע ?

Chanuka Sameach