Chanukah 2444 / חֲנוּכָּה 6205
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6205 begins at sundown on Sunday, 4 December 2444 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 12 December 2444 .
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 4 Dec 4 , 2444
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 5 Dec 5
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 6 Dec 6
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 7 Dec 7
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 8 Dec 8
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 9 Dec 9
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 10 Dec 10
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 11 Dec 11
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 12 Dec 12
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2441
Sunday Sun , December 8 Dec 8
Monday Mon , December 16 Dec 16
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6202
Chanukah 2442
Sunday Sun , December 28 Dec 28
Monday Mon , January 5 Jan 5
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6203
Chanukah 2443
Thursday Thu , December 17 Dec 17
Friday Fri , December 25 Dec 25
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6204
Chanukah 2444
Sunday Sun , December 4 Dec 4
Monday Mon , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6205
Chanukah 2445
Sunday Sun , December 24 Dec 24
Monday Mon , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6206
Chanukah 2446
Friday Fri , December 14 Dec 14
Saturday Sat , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6207
Chanukah 2447
Tuesday Tue , December 3 Dec 3
Wednesday Wed , December 11 Dec 11
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6208
Chanukah 2448
Sunday Sun , December 20 Dec 20
Monday Mon , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6209
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 5 December 2444 / 25 Kislev 6205
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, 6 December 2444 / 26 Kislev 6205
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, 7 December 2444 / 27 Kislev 6205
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, 8 December 2444 / 28 Kislev 6205
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, 9 December 2444 / 29 Kislev 6205
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, 10 December 2444 / 30 Kislev 6205
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, 11 December 2444 / 1 Tevet 6205
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, 12 December 2444 / 2 Tevet 6205
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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