{"id":30663,"date":"2008-12-16T14:00:42","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/production.ou.org\/holidays\/chanukah\/where_can_i_find_the_story_of_chanukah\/"},"modified":"2018-05-08T14:08:23","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:08:23","slug":"where_can_i_find_the_story_of_chanukah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/where_can_i_find_the_story_of_chanukah\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Can I Find the Story of Chanukah?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000018731974Large-e1471463513981-768x512.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000018731974Large-e1471463513981-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000018731974Large-e1471463513981-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/holidays\/files\/iStock_000018731974Large-e1471463513981-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"Open the door of knowledge\" width=\"266\" height=\"177\" \/>All the holidays are mentioned in Tanach and have their own Masechet in the Gemara, except Chanukah. 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