Chanukah 2426 / חֲנוּכָּה 6187
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6187 begins at sundown on Friday, 25 December 2426 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 2 January 2427 .
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 25 Dec 25 , 2426
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 26 Dec 26
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 27 Dec 27
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 28 Dec 28
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 29 Dec 29
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 30 Dec 30
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 31 Dec 31
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, January 1 Jan 1 , 2427
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, January 2 Jan 2 , 2427
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2423
Thursday Thu , December 28 Dec 28
Friday Fri , January 5 Jan 5
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6184
Chanukah 2424
Sunday Sun , December 15 Dec 15
Monday Mon , December 23 Dec 23
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6185
Chanukah 2425
Friday Fri , December 5 Dec 5
Saturday Sat , December 13 Dec 13
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6186
Chanukah 2426
Friday Fri , December 25 Dec 25
Saturday Sat , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6187
Chanukah 2427
Tuesday Tue , December 14 Dec 14
Wednesday Wed , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6188
Chanukah 2428
Saturday Sat , December 2 Dec 2
Sunday Sun , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6189
Chanukah 2429
Friday Fri , December 21 Dec 21
Saturday Sat , December 29 Dec 29
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6190
Chanukah 2430
Tuesday Tue , December 10 Dec 10
Wednesday Wed , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6191
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 26 December 2426 / 25 Kislev 6187
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, 27 December 2426 / 26 Kislev 6187
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, 28 December 2426 / 27 Kislev 6187
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, 29 December 2426 / 28 Kislev 6187
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, 30 December 2426 / 29 Kislev 6187
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, 31 December 2426 / 30 Kislev 6187
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, 1 January 2427 / 1 Tevet 6187
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, 2 January 2427 / 2 Tevet 6187
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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