Chanukah 2402 / חֲנוּכָּה 6163
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6163 begins at sundown on Friday, 20 December 2402 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 28 December 2402 .
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 20 Dec 20 , 2402
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 21 Dec 21
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 22 Dec 22
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 23 Dec 23
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 24 Dec 24
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 25 Dec 25
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 26 Dec 26
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, December 27 Dec 27
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 28 Dec 28
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
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
Chanukah 2403
Tuesday Tue , December 9 Dec 9
Wednesday Wed , December 17 Dec 17
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6164
Chanukah 2404
Sunday Sun , December 26 Dec 26
Monday Mon , January 3 Jan 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6165
Chanukah 2405
Friday Fri , December 16 Dec 16
Saturday Sat , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6166
Chanukah 2406
Wednesday Wed , December 6 Dec 6
Thursday Thu , December 14 Dec 14
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6167
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 21 December 2402 / 25 Kislev 6163
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, 22 December 2402 / 26 Kislev 6163
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, 23 December 2402 / 27 Kislev 6163
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, 24 December 2402 / 28 Kislev 6163
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, 25 December 2402 / 29 Kislev 6163
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, 26 December 2402 / 30 Kislev 6163
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, 27 December 2402 / 1 Tevet 6163
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, 28 December 2402 / 2 Tevet 6163
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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