Chanukah / חֲנוּכָּה

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎

Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on Sunday, 14 December 2025 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 22 December 2025.

Hanukkah (Hebrew: חֲנֻכָּה, usually spelled חנוכה pronounced [χanuˈka] in Modern Hebrew, also romanized as Chanukah or Chanuka), also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt of the 2nd century BCE. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar.

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Chanukah Day 1 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:1-17

1. 1: Numbers 7:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:12-14 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:15-17 · 3 p’sukim

Some sources use these aliyot instead:

1. 1: Numbers 7:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:4-11 · 8 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:12-17 · 6 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

1. maf: Numbers 7:1-17 · 17 p’sukim

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 2 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:18-29

1. 1: Numbers 7:18-20 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:21-23 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:24-29 · 6 p’sukim

Some sources use these aliyot instead:

1. 1: Numbers 7:18-20 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:21-23 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:18-23 · 6 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

1. maf: Numbers 7:18-23 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 3 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ג׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:24-35

1. 1: Numbers 7:24-26 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:27-29 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:30-35 · 6 p’sukim

Some sources use these aliyot instead:

1. 1: Numbers 7:24-26 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:27-29 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:24-29 · 6 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 3 (on Shabbat) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ג׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

1. maf: Numbers 7:24-29 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 4 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ד׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:30-41

1. 1: Numbers 7:30-32 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:33-35 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:36-41 · 6 p’sukim

Some sources use these aliyot instead:

1. 1: Numbers 7:30-32 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:33-35 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:30-35 · 6 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 4 (on Shabbat) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ד׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

1. maf: Numbers 7:30-35 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 5 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ה׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:36-47

1. 1: Numbers 7:36-38 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:39-41 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim

Some sources use these aliyot instead:

1. 1: Numbers 7:36-38 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:39-41 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:36-41 · 6 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 5 (on Shabbat) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ה׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

1. maf: Numbers 7:36-41 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 6 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ו׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1-15, 7:42-47

1. 1: Numbers 28:1-5 · 5 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 28:6-10 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 7 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:48-59

1. 1: Numbers 7:48-50 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:51-53 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:54-59 · 6 p’sukim

Some sources use these aliyot instead:

1. 1: Numbers 7:48-50 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:51-53 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:48-53 · 6 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 7 (on Rosh Chodesh) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ)

Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1-15, 7:48-53

1. 1: Numbers 28:1-5 · 5 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 28:6-10 · 5 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim
4. 4: Numbers 7:48-53 · 6 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 7 (on Shabbat) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

1. maf: Numbers 7:48-53 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 8 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:54-8:4

1. 1: Numbers 7:54-56 · 3 p’sukim
2. 2: Numbers 7:57-59 · 3 p’sukim
3. 3: Numbers 7:60-8:4 · 34 p’sukim

Chanukah Day 8 (on Shabbat) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)

1. maf: Numbers 7:54-8:4 · 40 p’sukim

Haftarah: I Kings 7:40-50 · 11 p’sukim

Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah / שַׁבָּת רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֲנוּכָּה

1. 7: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
2. maf: Numbers 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

“Hanukkah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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