Reply To: Classics and Beyond Chanukah – Jars With a History:

Chanukah emphasizes the importance of learning and not forgetting it. The gemora says that the leaf of olive tea is dangerous for forgetting our learning. There is an antidote for it by uttering with the mouth our learning. I heard from from my rebbi, the Mattersdorfer Rav, Rav Shmuel ztz’l the implication of ועלי זית טרף בפיה the effect of the olive leaves can be undone through the mouth.