The Chanukah Omission
…that Megillas Taanis is really Maseches Chanukah, since the most important and lengthy chapter is about Chanukah. Therefore the answer to why Rebbi did not include a masechta about Chanukah…
The Customs Associated with Joy on Chanukah and Their More Obscure Sources
The Customs Associated with Joy on Chanukah and Their More Obscure Sources by: Eliezer Brodt In previous posts we have discussed some of the customs relating to Chanukah, in this…
Eliezer Brodt: The Chanukah Omission
…Chanukah. That is, Chanukah was also well known that’s why it was not necessary to be written. [3] [Regarding the Rambam’s comments in general see R. Reuven Margolis in Yesod…
Chanukah Controversies, Customs and Scholarship: A Roundup & Update
…Chanukah, חנוכת הבית,” examined an obscure Chanukah text, Chanukas ha-Bayis, cited by Magen Avraham. (That initial post launched a prolific collaboration—Eliezer has since contributed dozens of articles, completed his Ph.D….
The History behind the Ashkenazi/Sephardi divide concerning lighting Chanukah candles
…the bases of these minhagim are to be found elsewhere. The details of the Rabbinic commandment to light Chanukah candles are found in the Babylonian Talmud (Shabbat 21b) as well…
The Haftarot of the Sabbaths of Hanukkah and the Haftarah of the Sabbath of Rosh Ḥodesh Tevet
…Hanukkah, read not only when there are two Sabbaths of Hanukkah. Moreover, in the Pesikta, the Piska of “When all the work was completed” immediately follows “It was on the…
