My Conversion Story Journal

November 11, 2023

I have been reading and studying up on Hanukkah with my prayer tutor L. I have not had the pleasure of talking to him the past couple of days, but have still been learning on my own. I learned today that the lighting of the Menorah (one additional candle each night until the 8th night all 8 are lit) is from the Hillel Academy of Learning. There is another way to light the Menorah according to the Shammai Academy of Learning. They taught that the Menorah should have all 8 lights lit on the first night and one less lit each night after until the 8th night when only 1 light is lit. The Shammai way of lighting the Menorah will happen when the Mashiach comes. I'm not quite sure why though.

I know there are a lot of things that will be different when the Mashiach comes. Many days of mourning and holidays of fasting will become celebrations.