Festive Meals
There is a minhag to make Seudos on Chanukah with family and
friends to show that we are rejoicing that we have again our religious
options. The meals on Chanukah however are not an obligation,
rather rishus optional. This is a hint at the decrees
of the Greeks that were lifted after the Chanukah victory, and
then were free to serve Hashem as we wished. So to speak,
all of the options were again available.
(Sefer HaChayim of the
brother of the Maharal from Prague)
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