Chanukah 1747 / חֲנוּכָּה 5508
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Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5508 began on Sunday, 26 November 1747 and ended on Monday, 4 December 1747 .
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 1744
Sunday Sun , November 29 Nov 29
Monday Mon , December 7 Dec 7
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5505
Chanukah 1745
Saturday Sat , December 18 Dec 18
Sunday Sun , December 26 Dec 26
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5506
Chanukah 1746
Wednesday Wed , December 7 Dec 7
Thursday Thu , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5507
Chanukah 1747
Sunday Sun , November 26 Nov 26
Monday Mon , December 4 Dec 4
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5508
Chanukah 1748
Sunday Sun , December 15 Dec 15
Monday Mon , December 23 Dec 23
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5509
Chanukah 1749
Thursday Thu , December 4 Dec 4
Friday Fri , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5510
Chanukah 1750
Tuesday Tue , December 22 Dec 22
Wednesday Wed , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5511
Chanukah 1751
Sunday Sun , December 12 Dec 12
Monday Mon , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5512
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 27 November 1747 / 25 Kislev 5508
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
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳
Tuesday, 28 November 1747 / 26 Kislev 5508
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:18-29
1:
Numbers 7:18-20
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:21-23
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:24-29
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 3
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ג׳
Wednesday, 29 November 1747 / 27 Kislev 5508
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׳
Thursday, 30 November 1747 / 28 Kislev 5508
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׳
Friday, 1 December 1747 / 29 Kislev 5508
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
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
/ שַׁבָּת רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֲנוּכָּה
Saturday, 2 December 1747 / 30 Kislev 5508
Torah Portion:
Parashat Miketz ·
Genesis 41:1-44:17 ; Numbers 28:9-15 , 7:42-47
1:
Genesis 41:1-14
· 14 p’sukim
2:
Genesis 41:15-38
· 24 p’sukim
3:
Genesis 41:39-52
· 14 p’sukim
4:
Genesis 41:53-42:18
· 23 p’sukim
5:
Genesis 42:19-43:15
· 35 p’sukim
6:
Genesis 43:16-44:17
· 36 p’sukim
7* :
Numbers 28:9-15
· 7 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
maf* :
Numbers 7:42-47
· 6 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
Chanukah Day 7 (on Rosh Chodesh)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ)
Sunday, 3 December 1747 / 1 Tevet 5508
Torah Portion:
Numbers 28:1-15 , 7:48-53
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 7:48-53
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 8
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Monday, 4 December 1747 / 2 Tevet 5508
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
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Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Hanukkah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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