Chanukah 2476 / חֲנוּכָּה 6237
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6237 begins at sundown on Friday, 11 December 2476 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 19 December 2476 .
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 11 Dec 11 , 2476
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 12 Dec 12
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 13 Dec 13
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 14 Dec 14
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 15 Dec 15
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 16 Dec 16
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 17 Dec 17
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, December 18 Dec 18
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 19 Dec 19
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2473
Friday Fri , December 15 Dec 15
Saturday Sat , December 23 Dec 23
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6234
Chanukah 2474
Tuesday Tue , December 4 Dec 4
Wednesday Wed , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6235
Chanukah 2475
Sunday Sun , December 22 Dec 22
Monday Mon , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6236
Chanukah 2476
Friday Fri , December 11 Dec 11
Saturday Sat , December 19 Dec 19
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6237
Chanukah 2477
Wednesday Wed , December 1 Dec 1
Thursday Thu , December 9 Dec 9
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6238
Chanukah 2478
Tuesday Tue , December 20 Dec 20
Wednesday Wed , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6239
Chanukah 2479
Saturday Sat , December 9 Dec 9
Sunday Sun , December 17 Dec 17
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6240
Chanukah 2480
Friday Fri , December 27 Dec 27
Saturday Sat , January 4 Jan 4
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6241
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 12 December 2476 / 25 Kislev 6237
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, 13 December 2476 / 26 Kislev 6237
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, 14 December 2476 / 27 Kislev 6237
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, 15 December 2476 / 28 Kislev 6237
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, 16 December 2476 / 29 Kislev 6237
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, 17 December 2476 / 30 Kislev 6237
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, 18 December 2476 / 1 Tevet 6237
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, 19 December 2476 / 2 Tevet 6237
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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