Chanukah 2495 / חֲנוּכָּה 6256
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6256 begins at sundown on Sunday, 11 December 2495 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 19 December 2495 .
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 11 Dec 11 , 2495
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 12 Dec 12
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 13 Dec 13
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 14 Dec 14
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 15 Dec 15
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 16 Dec 16
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 17 Dec 17
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 18 Dec 18
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 19 Dec 19
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
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
Chanukah 2498
Sunday Sun , December 7 Dec 7
Monday Mon , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6259
Chanukah 2499
Sunday Sun , December 27 Dec 27
Monday Mon , January 4 Jan 4
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6260
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 12 December 2495 / 25 Kislev 6256
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, 13 December 2495 / 26 Kislev 6256
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, 14 December 2495 / 27 Kislev 6256
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, 15 December 2495 / 28 Kislev 6256
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, 16 December 2495 / 29 Kislev 6256
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, 17 December 2495 / 30 Kislev 6256
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, 18 December 2495 / 1 Tevet 6256
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, 19 December 2495 / 2 Tevet 6256
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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