Part 1: Structure of the ma’amar. Perek Aleph: 1) Many Questions about Chanukah licht. 2)Ner Mitzva (is the oil) and Torah Ohr (is the light.) 3) Mitzvas are done with physical objects. The point is to make the Yesh bittul to the Ayin. The next three parts discuss how there is no change regarding how Havaye gives Life to the worlds as Havaye is defined as 4) Creator, 5) Ain Sof above Time, and 6) Atzmus HaMaor – the Aibishter Himself. Perek Beis deals with how there is no change with regard to the creation of the world itself as relating to 7) Havaye as Creator, and 8) Havaye as Ein Sof. Perek gimmel and Dalet discuss avoda.
