When Jews first began celebrating Hanukkah in the 2nd century BCE, they recited psalms of thanksgiving, but did not kindle lights. Only after the Temple was destroyed some two centuries later did lighting the menorah become not just part of the holiday, but its hallmark. Meir Soloveichik explains why this was so and how the modern return to Zion is transforming the meaning of Hanukkah yet again. (Video, 38 minutes.)
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