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Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Chanukah: Mysteriously Absent from Classic Texts (credit: Pixabay.com) Ask your average Jewish child (or adult!): ‘What is your favourite festival?’ and the answer will almost invariably point to the one with piles of presents, doughnuts, chocolate money, family games and good old sing-song by the windowsill gazing at beautiful multicoloured candles (that claim to last for half an hour but struggle to get beyond 20 minutes). There are many things that mark Chanukah out as unique among the festivals of our pretty packed calendar. It is cheaper than Pesach but higher on cholesterol. It is even colder than Succot, but doesn’t make the same insistence to be celebrated out ....