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Why isn&#8217;t Rivkah&#8217;s death written in the Torah?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Shiur provided courtesy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.torahanytime.com\/\"><strong>Torah Anytime<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-post-46605 wp-image-36223 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/torah\/files\/TorahAnyTimeLogo-300x123.jpg\" alt=\"Torah Anytime Logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why does the Gemara only ask about allusions to Mordechai, Esther, and Haman in the Torah and not to the heroes of Chanukah? Why is Purim, not Chanukah, the last recorded miracle in Tanach? Why does the Torah allude to Yaakov learning in Yeshivat Shem v&#8217;Ever instead of stating it outright? 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