Chanukah’s Absence from Mishneh & Brevity in the Talmud

Many Approaches December, 2022       Chanukah is most unique among our yearly yomim tovim.           For instance, it is the only yom tov we have that was, at one point, annulled, only to later be reestablished – as the gemara in Rosh Hashana teaches (18b with Rashi). So much of the history and events surrounding … Continue reading Chanukah’s Absence from Mishneh & Brevity in the Talmud