chanukah
The name of the festival
Regarding the name, Chanukah, the Ben Yehoyadah (Shabbos 21B) provides a unique teaching. He writes that it is a combination of Chinuch and Heh. The term Chinuch refers to the rededication of the Beis HaMikdash including the Mizbe’ach and of the Hadlakas HaMenorah and the Heh indicates ribui, increase --demonstrating that the light that was originally revealed on the first `Chanukah is revealed yearly in each and every generation.
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