Guide
Observance of Hanukkah
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The Gospel of John on Observance of Hanukkah
John 10:22
At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter.
Translation from the New Revised Standard Version.…
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The Talmud on Observance of Hanukkah
b. Shabbat 21b
The sages taught [in a baraita]: The [basic] mitzvah of Hanukkah [is each day to have] a light [kindled by] a person, [the head of the household, for himself] and his household. And the mehadrin, [i.e…