Meshukadim: A Law of the Menorah or a General Hiddur Mitzvah?

Is meshukadim an integral law of the Menorah itself, or a general expression of hiddur mitzvah?

This shiur analyzes the Rebbe’s chiddush through the pnim of the sicha together with its ha’aros, uncovering three distinct conceptual approaches to the status of meshukadim. These approaches lead to different readings of the Gemara’s "ein lo hachra’ah" as understood by the Rambam—whether meshukadim refers to the gevi’im or the kaftorim.

לקוטי שיחות, חלק כו, תרומה ג