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The Menorah Files

The inside story behind the Chanukah miracle

By Tzvi Freeman

The Contract
Light I: The Contract
Major miracle goes up for tender
Heaven Inc. e-mails all heavenly engineering firms conditions and stipulations for the menorah miracle.
The Consultant
Light II: The Consultant
Guidance from the future
How the Heavenly Court commissioned the services of an earthly consultant.
Quality
Light III: Quality
The best oil Heaven can provide
"No, I don't mean your schematics, or your software code or any of that. I'm talking about the human interface."
Quantity
Light IV: Quantity
Oil unlimited from Outanowhere inc.
Outanowhere inc. presents their alternative solution
Prozac
Light V: Prozac
The limits of unlimitedness
Outanowhere discovers that more is less and infinite power is not always a sufficient solution.
Miracle Whip
Light VI: Miracle Whip
Talmudic thumbs vs. Syrian swords
Rabbi Karo stumps the Heavenly Court
The Battle
Light VII: The Battle
Flaming Wonders and the Angel of Athens
Yosef Karo confronts the angel of Ancient Greece
Darkness Shines
Light VIII: Darkness Shines
The ultimate unresolution
Halacha emerges victorious over Greek logic
A Fan Letter
...and the author's response
A puzzled fan learns that if it all makes sense, you've got it wrong.

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