[Avodah] Chanukah Min haTorah?

[Micha Berger]

So, daf Y-mi yomi got to Bikkurim, and I started wondering...

Bikkurim brought before Sukkos are brought with qeri'ah (saying "Arami
oveid avi..."), those brought between Sukkos and Chanukah are brought
without qeri'ah, and after that, anything designated bikkurim for that
year couldn't be brought. (You just let it rot.) See Bikkurim 1:6.

So, the date of 25 Kislev has halachic significance mideOraisa.

Does this mean that the Chashmonaim were more interested in lighting
shemen tahor rather than relying on tumah huterah betzibur over giving
people a few hours to bring bikkurim?

Note also this implies a connection between Sukkos and Chanukah
that preexists Sefer haMakabiim telling us that the first Chanukah
was celebrated with 4 minim being used for hoda'ah, or Beis Shammai's
parallel between the decreasing number of parim in the musafos for Sukkos
and the number of neiros Chanukah to light.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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