Chanukah 2486 / חֲנוּכָּה 6247
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6247 begins at sundown on Saturday, 21 December 2486 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 29 December 2486 .
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
Saturday, December 21 Dec 21 , 2486
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at nightfall
Sunday, December 22 Dec 22
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Monday, December 23 Dec 23
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 24 Dec 24
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 25 Dec 25
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 26 Dec 26
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Friday, December 27 Dec 27
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 28 Dec 28
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 29 Dec 29
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
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
Chanukah 2490
Thursday Thu , December 7 Dec 7
Friday Fri , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6251
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Sunday, 22 December 2486 / 25 Kislev 6247
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׳
Monday, 23 December 2486 / 26 Kislev 6247
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׳
Tuesday, 24 December 2486 / 27 Kislev 6247
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׳
Wednesday, 25 December 2486 / 28 Kislev 6247
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׳
Thursday, 26 December 2486 / 29 Kislev 6247
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׳
Friday, 27 December 2486 / 1 Tevet 6247
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 Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 28 December 2486 / 2 Tevet 6247
Torah Portion:
Parashat Miketz ·
Genesis 41:1-44:17 ; Numbers 7:48-53
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 43:16-29
· 14 p’sukim
7:
Genesis 43:30-44:17
· 22 p’sukim
maf* :
Numbers 7:48-53
· 6 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 7 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 7 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 8
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Sunday, 29 December 2486 / 3 Tevet 6247
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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