Chanukah 2168 / חֲנוּכָּה 5929
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5929 begins at sundown on Saturday, 24 December 2168 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 1 January 2169 .
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
Saturday, December 24 Dec 24 , 2168
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at nightfall
Sunday, December 25 Dec 25
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Monday, December 26 Dec 26
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 27 Dec 27
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 28 Dec 28
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 29 Dec 29
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Friday, December 30 Dec 30
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 31 Dec 31
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at nightfall
Sunday, January 1 Jan 1 , 2169
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2165
Thursday Thu , November 28 Nov 28
Friday Fri , December 6 Dec 6
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5926
Chanukah 2166
Tuesday Tue , December 16 Dec 16
Wednesday Wed , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5927
Chanukah 2167
Sunday Sun , December 6 Dec 6
Monday Mon , December 14 Dec 14
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5928
Chanukah 2168
Saturday Sat , December 24 Dec 24
Sunday Sun , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5929
Chanukah 2169
Wednesday Wed , December 13 Dec 13
Thursday Thu , December 21 Dec 21
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5930
Chanukah 2170
Sunday Sun , December 2 Dec 2
Monday Mon , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5931
Chanukah 2171
Sunday Sun , December 22 Dec 22
Monday Mon , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5932
Chanukah 2172
Thursday Thu , December 10 Dec 10
Friday Fri , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5933
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Sunday, 25 December 2168 / 25 Kislev 5929
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׳
Monday, 26 December 2168 / 26 Kislev 5929
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׳
Tuesday, 27 December 2168 / 27 Kislev 5929
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׳
Wednesday, 28 December 2168 / 28 Kislev 5929
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׳
Thursday, 29 December 2168 / 29 Kislev 5929
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׳
Friday, 30 December 2168 / 1 Tevet 5929
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 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 31 December 2168 / 2 Tevet 5929
Torah Portion:
Parashat Miketz ·
Genesis 41:1-44:17 ; Numbers 7:48-53
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 43:16-29
· 14 p’sukim
7:
Genesis 43:30-44:17
· 22 p’sukim
maf* :
Numbers 7:48-53
· 6 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 7 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 7 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 8
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Sunday, 1 January 2169 / 3 Tevet 5929
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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