Although a Bar Ilan search can reportedly find 7 hits on the WORD Hanukkah in the Mishnah, nevertheless, the laws of Hanukkah are entirely absent from Rebbi's magnum opus.
All the more strange is that the Bavli DOES quote braittot about Hanukkah, meaning there WAS Tannaic material to select from, yet Rebbi still omitted it from the Mishnah anyway.
"Drushy" answers I've heard include:
A. There is no Tanachi basis for Hanukkah.
B. Rebbi wanted to punish the Hashmonaim for usurping Malchut Beth David.
Problems include
A Yadayyim does not seem to have a Tanachi basis either. And if you say Kiyyor for Yadayin I can say Parshat N'siim for Hanukkah
B. Rebbi seems to be portrayed as a bit petty or vindictive Chas v'Shalom.
Perhaps we can offer another approach?
Shalom,
RRW
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