Chanukah 1478 / חֲנוּכָּה 5239
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Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5239 began on Thursday, 28 November 1478 and ended on Friday, 6 December 1478 .
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 1475
Thursday Thu , December 2 Dec 2
Friday Fri , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5236
Chanukah 1476
Tuesday Tue , December 19 Dec 19
Wednesday Wed , December 27 Dec 27
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5237
Chanukah 1477
Sunday Sun , December 9 Dec 9
Monday Mon , December 17 Dec 17
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5238
Chanukah 1478
Thursday Thu , November 28 Nov 28
Friday Fri , December 6 Dec 6
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5239
Chanukah 1479
Wednesday Wed , December 17 Dec 17
Thursday Thu , December 25 Dec 25
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5240
Chanukah 1480
Sunday Sun , December 5 Dec 5
Monday Mon , December 13 Dec 13
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5241
Chanukah 1481
Friday Fri , November 25 Nov 25
Saturday Sat , December 3 Dec 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5242
Chanukah 1482
Thursday Thu , December 14 Dec 14
Friday Fri , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5243
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Friday, 29 November 1478 / 25 Kislev 5239
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, 30 November 1478 / 26 Kislev 5239
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, 1 December 1478 / 27 Kislev 5239
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, 2 December 1478 / 28 Kislev 5239
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, 3 December 1478 / 29 Kislev 5239
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, 4 December 1478 / 1 Tevet 5239
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, 5 December 1478 / 2 Tevet 5239
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, 6 December 1478 / 3 Tevet 5239
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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