Chanukah 2485 / חֲנוּכָּה 6246
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6246 begins at sundown on Sunday, 2 December 2485 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 10 December 2485 .
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 2 Dec 2 , 2485
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 3 Dec 3
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 4 Dec 4
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 5 Dec 5
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 6 Dec 6
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 7 Dec 7
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 8 Dec 8
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 9 Dec 9
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 10 Dec 10
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2482
Saturday Sat , December 5 Dec 5
Sunday Sun , December 13 Dec 13
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6243
Chanukah 2483
Friday Fri , December 24 Dec 24
Saturday Sat , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6244
Chanukah 2484
Tuesday Tue , December 12 Dec 12
Wednesday Wed , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6245
Chanukah 2485
Sunday Sun , December 2 Dec 2
Monday Mon , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6246
Chanukah 2486
Saturday Sat , December 21 Dec 21
Sunday Sun , December 29 Dec 29
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6247
Chanukah 2487
Wednesday Wed , December 10 Dec 10
Thursday Thu , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6248
Chanukah 2488
Sunday Sun , November 28 Nov 28
Monday Mon , December 6 Dec 6
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6249
Chanukah 2489
Sunday Sun , December 18 Dec 18
Monday Mon , December 26 Dec 26
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6250
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 3 December 2485 / 25 Kislev 6246
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, 4 December 2485 / 26 Kislev 6246
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, 5 December 2485 / 27 Kislev 6246
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, 6 December 2485 / 28 Kislev 6246
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, 7 December 2485 / 29 Kislev 6246
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, 8 December 2485 / 30 Kislev 6246
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, 9 December 2485 / 1 Tevet 6246
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, 10 December 2485 / 2 Tevet 6246
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
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Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Hanukkah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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