Now You Know The Rest Of The Story..........
The Torah Matzav
Friday, December 8, 2023
Purim before Chanukah
The טור/שו"ע
and other פוסקים start
with Hilchos
Pesach & continue in order of the year's calendar,
Shavuos,Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur Sukkos,
Chanukah & ends with Purim.
The Rambam has Hilchos מגילה (Purim) before
Hilchos
Chanukah.
Perhaps we can explain the Rambam's reason
for placing Purim before Chanukah.
In none of the other Yamim Tovim does the
Rambam teach us the story behind the Yom Tov.
*The one exception is Hl. Chanukah. The Rambam
not only teaches us the Halachos of Chanukah but
he also adds the story of Chanukah.
In other words, Hilchos Chanukah is also a
lesson in history. Perhaps, the Rambam wants
to be historically accurate by placing the story
of Chanukah after Hilchos Purim
which happened 200 years before Chanukah.אמבצי
Why the Rambam felt it was important to teach us the story &
reason we celebrate Chanukah? (unlike
all the other Yamim Tovim)
The Rambam in
his הקדמה writes the reason he called his Sefer, “משנה תורה” because if you learn תנ"ך and his Sefer (משנה תורה) you won’t need any other Seforim.
For
all the other Yomim Tovim, the Torah gives the reason why we celebrate it.
For Purim, we have the מגילה. The only Yom Tov not
mentioned in תנ"ך is Chanukah. Therefore. the
Rambam need to write the story of Chanukah.
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