Chanukah 2216 / חֲנוּכָּה 5977
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5977 begins at sundown on Thursday, 5 December 2216 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 13 December 2216 .
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
Thursday, December 5 Dec 5 , 2216
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Friday, December 6 Dec 6
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 7 Dec 7
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 8 Dec 8
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Monday, December 9 Dec 9
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 10 Dec 10
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 11 Dec 11
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 12 Dec 12
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Friday, December 13 Dec 13
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2213
Wednesday Wed , December 8 Dec 8
Thursday Thu , December 16 Dec 16
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5974
Chanukah 2214
Tuesday Tue , December 27 Dec 27
Wednesday Wed , January 4 Jan 4
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5975
Chanukah 2215
Sunday Sun , December 17 Dec 17
Monday Mon , December 25 Dec 25
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5976
Chanukah 2216
Thursday Thu , December 5 Dec 5
Friday Fri , December 13 Dec 13
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5977
Chanukah 2217
Tuesday Tue , December 23 Dec 23
Wednesday Wed , December 31 Dec 31
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5978
Chanukah 2218
Sunday Sun , December 13 Dec 13
Monday Mon , December 21 Dec 21
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5979
Chanukah 2219
Thursday Thu , December 2 Dec 2
Friday Fri , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5980
Chanukah 2220
Wednesday Wed , December 20 Dec 20
Thursday Thu , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5981
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Friday, 6 December 2216 / 25 Kislev 5977
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, 7 December 2216 / 26 Kislev 5977
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, 8 December 2216 / 27 Kislev 5977
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, 9 December 2216 / 28 Kislev 5977
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, 10 December 2216 / 29 Kislev 5977
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, 11 December 2216 / 1 Tevet 5977
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, 12 December 2216 / 2 Tevet 5977
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, 13 December 2216 / 3 Tevet 5977
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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