Chanukah 1259 / חֲנוּכָּה 5020
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Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5020 began on Thursday, 18 December 1259 and ended on Friday, 26 December 1259 .
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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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 1256
Tuesday Tue , December 19 Dec 19
Wednesday Wed , December 27 Dec 27
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5017
Chanukah 1257
Sunday Sun , December 9 Dec 9
Monday Mon , December 17 Dec 17
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5018
Chanukah 1258
Friday Fri , November 29 Nov 29
Saturday Sat , December 7 Dec 7
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5019
Chanukah 1259
Thursday Thu , December 18 Dec 18
Friday Fri , December 26 Dec 26
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5020
Chanukah 1260
Sunday Sun , December 5 Dec 5
Monday Mon , December 13 Dec 13
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5021
Chanukah 1261
Friday Fri , November 25 Nov 25
Saturday Sat , December 3 Dec 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5022
Chanukah 1262
Friday Fri , December 15 Dec 15
Saturday Sat , December 23 Dec 23
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5023
Chanukah 1263
Tuesday Tue , December 4 Dec 4
Wednesday Wed , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5024
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Friday, 19 December 1259 / 25 Kislev 5020
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:1-17
1:
Numbers 7:1-11
· 11 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:12-14
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:15-17
· 3 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 20 December 1259 / 26 Kislev 5020
Torah Portion:
Parashat Vayeshev ·
Genesis 37:1-40:23 ; Numbers 7:18-23
1:
Genesis 37:1-11
· 11 p’sukim
2:
Genesis 37:12-22
· 11 p’sukim
3:
Genesis 37:23-36
· 14 p’sukim
4:
Genesis 38:1-30
· 30 p’sukim
5:
Genesis 39:1-6
· 6 p’sukim
6:
Genesis 39:7-23
· 17 p’sukim
7:
Genesis 40:1-23
· 23 p’sukim
maf* :
Numbers 7:18-23
· 6 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 3
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ג׳
Sunday, 21 December 1259 / 27 Kislev 5020
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:24-35
1:
Numbers 7:24-26
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:27-29
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:30-35
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 4
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ד׳
Monday, 22 December 1259 / 28 Kislev 5020
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:30-41
1:
Numbers 7:30-32
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:33-35
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:36-41
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 5
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ה׳
Tuesday, 23 December 1259 / 29 Kislev 5020
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:36-47
1:
Numbers 7:36-38
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:39-41
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:42-47
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 6
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ו׳
Wednesday, 24 December 1259 / 1 Tevet 5020
Torah Portion:
Numbers 28:1-15 , 7:42-47
1:
Numbers 28:1-5
· 5 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 28:6-10
· 5 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 28:11-15
· 5 p’sukim
4:
Numbers 7:42-47
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 7
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳
Thursday, 25 December 1259 / 2 Tevet 5020
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:48-59
1:
Numbers 7:48-50
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:51-53
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:54-59
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 8
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Friday, 26 December 1259 / 3 Tevet 5020
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:54-8:4
1:
Numbers 7:54-56
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:57-59
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:60-8:4
· 34 p’sukim
References
The
Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
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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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