Chanukah 2120 / חֲנוּכָּה 5881
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5881 begins at sundown on Sunday, 15 December 2120 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 23 December 2120 .
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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Date 🕎 Chanukah Candles
Sunday, December 15 Dec 15 , 2120
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 16 Dec 16
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 17 Dec 17
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 18 Dec 18
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 19 Dec 19
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 20 Dec 20
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 21 Dec 21
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 22 Dec 22
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 23 Dec 23
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2117
Sunday Sun , December 19 Dec 19
Monday Mon , December 27 Dec 27
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5878
Chanukah 2118
Thursday Thu , December 8 Dec 8
Friday Fri , December 16 Dec 16
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5879
Chanukah 2119
Tuesday Tue , December 26 Dec 26
Wednesday Wed , January 3 Jan 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5880
Chanukah 2120
Sunday Sun , December 15 Dec 15
Monday Mon , December 23 Dec 23
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5881
Chanukah 2121
Thursday Thu , December 4 Dec 4
Friday Fri , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5882
Chanukah 2122
Wednesday Wed , December 23 Dec 23
Thursday Thu , December 31 Dec 31
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5883
Chanukah 2123
Sunday Sun , December 12 Dec 12
Monday Mon , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5884
Chanukah 2124
Friday Fri , December 1 Dec 1
Saturday Sat , December 9 Dec 9
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5885
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 16 December 2120 / 25 Kislev 5881
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, 17 December 2120 / 26 Kislev 5881
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, 18 December 2120 / 27 Kislev 5881
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, 19 December 2120 / 28 Kislev 5881
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, 20 December 2120 / 29 Kislev 5881
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, 21 December 2120 / 30 Kislev 5881
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, 22 December 2120 / 1 Tevet 5881
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, 23 December 2120 / 2 Tevet 5881
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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