Chanukah 2493 / חֲנוּכָּה 6254
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6254 begins at sundown on Thursday, 3 December 2493 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 11 December 2493 .
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
Thursday, December 3 Dec 3 , 2493
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Friday, December 4 Dec 4
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 5 Dec 5
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 6 Dec 6
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Monday, December 7 Dec 7
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 8 Dec 8
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 9 Dec 9
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 10 Dec 10
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Friday, December 11 Dec 11
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2490
Thursday Thu , December 7 Dec 7
Friday Fri , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6251
Chanukah 2491
Tuesday Tue , December 25 Dec 25
Wednesday Wed , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6252
Chanukah 2492
Sunday Sun , December 14 Dec 14
Monday Mon , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6253
Chanukah 2493
Thursday Thu , December 3 Dec 3
Friday Fri , December 11 Dec 11
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6254
Chanukah 2494
Wednesday Wed , December 22 Dec 22
Thursday Thu , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6255
Chanukah 2495
Sunday Sun , December 11 Dec 11
Monday Mon , December 19 Dec 19
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6256
Chanukah 2496
Friday Fri , November 30 Nov 30
Saturday Sat , December 8 Dec 8
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6257
Chanukah 2497
Thursday Thu , December 19 Dec 19
Friday Fri , December 27 Dec 27
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6258
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Friday, 4 December 2493 / 25 Kislev 6254
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 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 5 December 2493 / 26 Kislev 6254
Torah Portion:
Parashat Vayeshev ·
Genesis 37:1-40:23 ; Numbers 7:18-23
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 7:18-23
· 6 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 3
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ג׳
Sunday, 6 December 2493 / 27 Kislev 6254
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׳
Monday, 7 December 2493 / 28 Kislev 6254
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׳
Tuesday, 8 December 2493 / 29 Kislev 6254
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׳
Wednesday, 9 December 2493 / 1 Tevet 6254
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
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳
Thursday, 10 December 2493 / 2 Tevet 6254
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:48-59
1:
Numbers 7:48-50
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:51-53
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:54-59
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 8
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Friday, 11 December 2493 / 3 Tevet 6254
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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