Chanukah 2398 / חֲנוּכָּה 6159
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6159 begins at sundown on Friday, 4 December 2398 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 12 December 2398 .
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
Friday, December 4 Dec 4 , 2398
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 5 Dec 5
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 6 Dec 6
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 7 Dec 7
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 8 Dec 8
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 9 Dec 9
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 10 Dec 10
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, December 11 Dec 11
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 12 Dec 12
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2395
Thursday Thu , December 7 Dec 7
Friday Fri , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6156
Chanukah 2396
Wednesday Wed , December 25 Dec 25
Thursday Thu , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6157
Chanukah 2397
Sunday Sun , December 14 Dec 14
Monday Mon , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6158
Chanukah 2398
Friday Fri , December 4 Dec 4
Saturday Sat , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6159
Chanukah 2399
Friday Fri , December 24 Dec 24
Saturday Sat , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6160
Chanukah 2400
Tuesday Tue , December 12 Dec 12
Wednesday Wed , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6161
Chanukah 2401
Saturday Sat , December 1 Dec 1
Sunday Sun , December 9 Dec 9
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6162
Chanukah 2402
Friday Fri , December 20 Dec 20
Saturday Sat , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6163
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 5 December 2398 / 25 Kislev 6159
Torah Portion:
Parashat Vayeshev ·
Genesis 37:1-40:23 ; Numbers 7:1-17
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 7:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 2
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳
Sunday, 6 December 2398 / 26 Kislev 6159
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׳
Monday, 7 December 2398 / 27 Kislev 6159
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׳
Tuesday, 8 December 2398 / 28 Kislev 6159
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׳
Wednesday, 9 December 2398 / 29 Kislev 6159
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׳
Thursday, 10 December 2398 / 30 Kislev 6159
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 Rosh Chodesh)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ)
Friday, 11 December 2398 / 1 Tevet 6159
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 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 12 December 2398 / 2 Tevet 6159
maf:
Numbers 7:54-8:4
· 40 p’sukim
Haftarah:
I Kings 7:40-50
· 11 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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