Chanukah 2255 / חֲנוּכָּה 6016
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6016 begins at sundown on Sunday, 23 December 2255 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 31 December 2255 .
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 23 Dec 23 , 2255
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 24 Dec 24
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 25 Dec 25
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 26 Dec 26
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 27 Dec 27
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 28 Dec 28
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 29 Dec 29
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 30 Dec 30
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 31 Dec 31
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2252
Sunday Sun , December 26 Dec 26
Monday Mon , January 3 Jan 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6013
Chanukah 2253
Friday Fri , December 16 Dec 16
Saturday Sat , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6014
Chanukah 2254
Tuesday Tue , December 5 Dec 5
Wednesday Wed , December 13 Dec 13
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6015
Chanukah 2255
Sunday Sun , December 23 Dec 23
Monday Mon , December 31 Dec 31
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6016
Chanukah 2256
Friday Fri , December 12 Dec 12
Saturday Sat , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6017
Chanukah 2257
Wednesday Wed , December 2 Dec 2
Thursday Thu , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6018
Chanukah 2258
Tuesday Tue , December 21 Dec 21
Wednesday Wed , December 29 Dec 29
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6019
Chanukah 2259
Saturday Sat , December 10 Dec 10
Sunday Sun , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6020
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 24 December 2255 / 25 Kislev 6016
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, 25 December 2255 / 26 Kislev 6016
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, 26 December 2255 / 27 Kislev 6016
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, 27 December 2255 / 28 Kislev 6016
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, 28 December 2255 / 29 Kislev 6016
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, 29 December 2255 / 30 Kislev 6016
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, 30 December 2255 / 1 Tevet 6016
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, 31 December 2255 / 2 Tevet 6016
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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