My father (quite a scholar) quoted from the holy Bnei Yissacher that the light of the Chanuka candles is the light of Moshiach – we know when the world was created, it was the light of Moshiach first made – but can a few flickering flames truly be the light… -the answer is: When do we light the menorah? When it is dark.. you see, if there is a flame, a voice, a compassion that brings light into the darkness – not a voice that high-fives, or gives an Oscar, but seeks out those who are suffering and soothes – Yes