Chanukah

If one only read the Al Hanisim that appears in the Shemonah Esray and benching, one would not know much about the miracle of the oil. Perhaps the lighting is a public manifestation of a miracle that is much more difficult to publicly commemorate.

the blessings over the lights of Chanuka is ‘bayamim hahem,’ in those days’ bazman hazeh,’ in our time

the faith in personal Divine Providence was revealed

The convergence of Chanuka and the week’s Torah reading