Tis the Season – Day 4

At the heart of Hanukkah is the miracle of the shemen (שֶׁמֶן)—a small amount of oil that, by all logical measures, should not have lasted. To human eyes, it was clearly insufficient. Yet once it was dedicated to sacred purpose and placed in God’s hands, it became a nes (נֵס), a miracle that defied expectation. This pattern appears again and…