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Who made Hanukkah official?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Hanukkah has never been "made official" by any person.

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The above answer is mistaken. Our tradition explicitly states that Hanukkah was instituted by the Torah-sages (Talmud, Shabbat 21b), who were acting in concert with the Hasmoneans.

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