Zacarías 4:12 Cábala: Sha'arei Orah

However, about the eight days of Chanukah established by the sages,²⁸⁰On which we recite the complete Hallel, even though one might think that it is related to the Sefirah of Kingship-Malchut which is the Holy Temple-Beit HaMikdash-בית המקדש. the oil-Shemen-שמן comes from the Desire-Ratzon-רצון to the Sefirah of Understanding-Binah,²⁸¹Oil-Shemen-שמן refers to wisdom-Chochmah which comes from the Supernal Desire-Ratzon HaElyon-רצון העליון which is the Crown-Keter, as will be mentioned in the subsequent Gates. Also see Talmud Bavli, Menachot 85b that oil-Shemen-שמן relates to wisdom-Chochmah. and the Understanding-Binah is the secret of the Candelabrum-Menorah-מנורה and its lamps, as in the secret of the verse,²⁸²Numbers 8:2 “Toward the face of the Menorah shall the seven lamps cast light.” That is, the Menorah and the lamps-Neirot are for “opening the eyes of the blind.”²⁸³Isaiah 42:7 Therefore, open your eyes and see that the eight days of Chanukah are the secret of the matter, and are a great miracle and banner. Those who know the foundations of things, know that the miracle that happened with the oil was through the Sefirah of Understanding-Binah, being that the Sefirah of Understanding-Binah elicits the bestowal of the oil-Shemen-שמן from the Desire-Ratzon-רצון. Thus, the Candelabrum-Menorah, the Lamps-Neirot, and the Oil-Shemen, bear the secret of all the Sefirot. This secret is revealed in the Menorah of Zachariah, about which it states that there are²⁸⁴Zachariah 4:12 “two golden presses which pour golden [oil] from themselves,” meaning that they do not need to bring oil-Shemen-שמן from elsewhere, but rather, the two olive presses²⁸⁵That is, wisdom-Chochmah and understanding-Binah. Also see Pardes Rimonim, Shaar 23, Ch. 18. pour forth oil from the two clusters of olives above them. Whoever understands this will understand the secret of the name Ya”h-י״ה, the secret of the verse, “Let the whole Neshamah praise Ya”h-י״ה,” and the secret of the complete Hallel recited on the eight days of Chanukah.