Chanukah Lights, Assimilation and our Challenge

Why are the Chanukah lights so central to our celebrations?

In the Al Hanissim prayer, we don’t mention the miracle of the oil at all! Only the wonderful military victory of the “few over the many”.

So why is it the lights which take such a central role on Chanukah?

See how the lights are linked to assimilation, and the challenge that the lights present to us in our days.