Hanukkah: festival of fire, night 5/8

💡 As a festival continues, one has less and less to say about it.

🔥 you could cook foods! that's a thing that you haven't really done yet.

🤖 Biblical holidays are those explicitly mandated in the Torah and commanded by God, making their observance a matter of Torah law (De'oraita). Examples include Shabbat, Passover (Pesach), Sukkot, and Yom Kippur, which commemorate key events in Jewish history or natural cycles. These holidays have fixed practices and rituals, universally binding on all Jews, and are considered central to the Jewish calendar. Their authority stems directly from divine instruction, as recorded in the Torah. ... In contrast, Rabbinic holidays were established by Jewish sages after the Torah was given to commemorate historical events or reinforce religious values. Examples include Purim, which celebrates the salvation of the Jews in the time of Esther, and Hanukkah, which marks the rededication of the Second Temple. These holidays are mandated by rabbinic decree (Derabanan) rather than the Torah, giving them a somewhat lesser legal weight. However, they are still widely observed and play an important role in Jewish tradition, reflecting the dynamic evolution of religious practice over time.