Reply To: Chanukah Thoughts

In this Parasha Vayishlach, Yaakov Avinu returns by endangering himself for the pachim ketanim, small pitchers to teach us not dismiss them as they will be required by Chanukah in order that the neis of burning longer should apply to oil in the pitcher. As we know from the story of Elisha that a neis can only apply to something in existence, so the Taz explains that some oil was left over the first day as the Shiltas says that there was not enough oil even for one day.