JWR Outlook  Jewish World Review Dec. 2, 2002 / 22 Kislev, 5763
8 Surprising Lessons from the Laws of Chanukah  By Rabbi Yisrael
Rutman  http://www.jewishworldreview.com | The festival of
Chanukah is one of the best loved and most widely observed
events in the Jewish calendar. The powerful images of the
miracles of the Jewish victory over the Selucid Greeks in the
2nd Century and the miracle of the one-day supply of oil burning
eight days in the re-dedication of the Temple are an annual
inspiration to Jews everywhere.   If a person has only enough
oil and wicks for himself for the eight days of Chanukah,
whereas his impoverished neighbor has none, he should share with
him, even though he will not have enough left over for all eight
candles at the end of the festival.  Like every mitzvah,
religious duty, Chanukah has its special laws and customs. A
closer examination of the laws and customs of Chanukah yields
some surprising insights.  This is because the idea of adding on
a candle each night until we reach e