Reply To: Kasha of Beis Yosef

If the Beis Yosef had a copy of the Megillas Taanis (which is pretty clear wasn’t available back then) the question would never have gotten off the ground. The megillas taanis, which is the original source of Chanukah in addition to the megilas antiyochus and the Bimei Matisyahu, says that Chanukah is 8 days because that is how long the CHANUKAS Habayis lasted.Period. The end