Chasidut for Pesachim 99:18
ושמו אחד מאי אחד אטו האידנא לאו שמו אחד הוא
and then Judah went and married [a Canaanite]! Rather, said R'Simeon B'Lakish: [It means] the daughter of a merchant, as it is written, As for the trafficker [kena'an], the balances of deceit are in his hand,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hos. XII, 8.');"><sup>20</sup></span> Alternatively, I can quote this: Whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers [kin'anehah] are the honourable of the earth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Isa. XXIII, 8.');"><sup>21</sup></span>
Kedushat Levi
In the writings of the Ari, z"l, regarding the secret of the 36 candles of Hanukkah and the connection with the 8 shamashim, behold that makes 44, which corresponds to the name Ehyeh אהי"ה in degrees, that is, א' + א"ה + אה"י + אהי"ה + - which is in gematria 44, and adding the name itself, 45, and behold it is 88 with the kollel (?), which is the first letters of "to light the Hanukkah light"; up to here are his words. And on a general overview it is not understood, what is the idea behind adding those two names to the issue of Hanukah light? I think it can be explained as follows:
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