Chanukah 2228 / חֲנוּכָּה 5989
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5989 begins at sundown on Sunday, 21 December 2228 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 29 December 2228 .
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 21 Dec 21 , 2228
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 22 Dec 22
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 23 Dec 23
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 24 Dec 24
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 25 Dec 25
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 26 Dec 26
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 27 Dec 27
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 28 Dec 28
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 29 Dec 29
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2225
Sunday Sun , December 25 Dec 25
Monday Mon , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5986
Chanukah 2226
Friday Fri , December 15 Dec 15
Saturday Sat , December 23 Dec 23
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5987
Chanukah 2227
Tuesday Tue , December 4 Dec 4
Wednesday Wed , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5988
Chanukah 2228
Sunday Sun , December 21 Dec 21
Monday Mon , December 29 Dec 29
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5989
Chanukah 2229
Friday Fri , December 11 Dec 11
Saturday Sat , December 19 Dec 19
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5990
Chanukah 2230
Wednesday Wed , December 1 Dec 1
Thursday Thu , December 9 Dec 9
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5991
Chanukah 2231
Tuesday Tue , December 20 Dec 20
Wednesday Wed , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5992
Chanukah 2232
Saturday Sat , December 8 Dec 8
Sunday Sun , December 16 Dec 16
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5993
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 22 December 2228 / 25 Kislev 5989
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, 23 December 2228 / 26 Kislev 5989
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, 24 December 2228 / 27 Kislev 5989
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, 25 December 2228 / 28 Kislev 5989
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, 26 December 2228 / 29 Kislev 5989
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, 27 December 2228 / 30 Kislev 5989
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, 28 December 2228 / 1 Tevet 5989
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, 29 December 2228 / 2 Tevet 5989
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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