How do we Light Chanukah Candles? Mei Shiloach on Ma'asechet Shabat

The dispute between the School of Shammai and the School of Hillel regarding the manner in which G'd's will be clarified is the same as their dispute as to how we light Chanukah candles, as the manner of lighting hints at the revelation of G'd's will.

• The School of Shammai thinks that we should start with eight candles and reduce the number each day, as we do with the number of cows sacrificed on Sukkot.    So too is clarification of G'd's will; one should reduce non-holy things so that they shrink until holiness is revealed.  
• The School of Hillel things we should start with one candle and increase each night.  This is because they believe that the essential matter is to spread holiness at all times and non-holy things will automatically be annulled.