© Natalia Kadish
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The Menorah Files
The inside story behind the Chanukah miracle
Burning a flask of oil for eight days may seem a plain vanilla sort of miracle, but for the engineering teams up in Heaven Inc. it was no piece of cake.
Major miracle goes up for tender
Heaven Inc. e-mails all heavenly engineering firms conditions and stipulations for the menorah miracle.
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Guidance from the future
How the Heavenly Court commissioned the services of an earthly consultant.
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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."
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Oil unlimited from Outanowhere inc.
Outanowhere inc. presents their alternative solution
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The limits of unlimitedness
Outanowhere discovers that more is less and infinite power is not always a sufficient solution.
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Talmudic thumbs vs. Syrian swords
Rabbi Karo stumps the Heavenly Court
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Flaming Wonders and the Angel of Athens
Yosef Karo confronts the angel of Ancient Greece
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The ultimate unresolution
Halacha emerges victorious over Greek logic
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...and the author's response
A puzzled fan learns that if it all makes sense, you've got it wrong.
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