Abstract
Various Midrashim offer descriptions of the spark that ignited the Hasmonean rebellion. Some speak of the violation to the sanctity of the Temple. There is one Midrashic account that that has particular resonance this year. The Midrash is quoted in compendiums of minor Midrashim such as Otzar haMidrashim by R. Judah David Eisenstein (N. Y., 1915) and the Yotzer (additional prayer recited before Shema) for the first Shabbat of Chanukah written by Yosef ben Shlomo (1033):
Citation
Rosenblatt, A. (2017, December 14). Hannukah’s insight into abuse. The YU Lamdan. https://yulamdandotcom.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/
*This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise.