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Another Apocryphal “Midrash” on the Chanukah Story, with interesting takes on the discovery of the jar of oil

December 21, 2025
Another Apocryphal “Midrash” on the Chanukah Story, with interesting takes on the discovery of the jar of oil
Ep. 1577 Another Apocryphal “Midrash” on the Chanukah Story, with interesting takes on the discovery of the jar of oil
Rabbi Dovid Katz
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The jar of oil was located under the altar. Had they not torn down the existing altar (as an act of piety, to replace it with a new, unblemished altar), they would not have found the famous פַּךְ שֶׁמֶן

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