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

Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

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

Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz

December 21, 2025 · 00:35:40

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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 https://thechesedfund.com/rabbikatz/support-rabbi-katzz-podcast