[Avodah] Why is Chanuka not mentioned in the Mishna?

[Zev Sero]

Marty Bluke wrote:
> Except for 1 oiffhand reference at the end of the 6th Perek of Baba Kama 
> there is no mention of Chanuka in the Mishna.

Also Bikurim 1:6, RH 1:3, and Megilah 3:6


> It seems really strange 
> that none of the halachos of Chanuka are mentioned in Mishnayos. Any 
> sources as to why it was left out?

The classic answer is that Rebbi didn't want to acknowledge the
Chashmonaim who usurped his family's throne.

But there are also several other halachos that are barely mentioned in
the mishna and for which the Masectos Ketanos were written much later.
Perhaps these things were so well known that there was no need for them
to be discussed in the Mishna.



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