We are all familiar with the story of Chanukah, of how the Syrian Greeks tried to eradicate the Jewish connection to Hashem by desecrating the Beit Hamikdosh and enacting laws to sever that connection, including even prohibiting speaking Hashem’s name. The miracle unfolds when Hashem helped a small army led by the priestly Mattisyahu and his sons defeat the powerful Syrian-Greek army and climaxes with the cleansing of the Beit Hamikdosh and finding a small flask of pure oil stamped with the seal of Mattisyahu the High Priest. This oil miraculously lasted a full eight days until fresh oil could be produced.
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