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The festival is called, “Chanukah – dedication” for it recalls the rededication of the Holy Temple after the Macabees’ victory over the Greeks. The Temple was purified and made holy, and the Jewish people renewed its service with greater love and passion than before.

The Evil Inclination is tricky and cunning. He comes to the Jewish child with an argument: “I know you belong to Tzivos Hashem and you must obey the orders of G-d, the Commander-in- Chief. But you are in exile! G-d assumes that since you’re a smart child you will figure out on your own that for the time being you should hold off on your prayers, Torah study and Jewish observance until Moshiach comes and builds the Third Holy Temple.”