[Avodah] beis shammai chanukah??

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 09:35:39AM -0700, Harvey Benton wrote:
: will it matter which order we put in the chanukah candles (and/or light them)
: when moshiach comes, and we hold like beis shammai??

I'm not sure this will be true, as a literal change in halakhah. E.g.
Rabbi Aqiva didn't become a Shammuti when he took up Bar Kochva's arms.

But then, I was taught by Litvaks who in general are unlikely to draw
halachic conclusions from the Zohar.

But if we would, wouldn't Chanukah be undone, as the only remaining
holiday would be Purim? Now, this is problematic WRT the 3 regalim, RH and
YK, but with Chanukah it's no more a problem to unwind the din as it is
to start holding like Beis Shammai. Unless you use the chagim deOraisa
as proof that this mesorah about only Purim remaining is non-literal,
while still holding that the mesorah about Beis Shammai is literal.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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