Chanukah 2516 / חֲנוּכָּה 6277
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6277 begins at sundown on Sunday, 20 December 2516 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 28 December 2516 .
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 20 Dec 20 , 2516
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 21 Dec 21
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 22 Dec 22
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 23 Dec 23
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 24 Dec 24
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 25 Dec 25
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 26 Dec 26
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 27 Dec 27
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 28 Dec 28
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2513
Sunday Sun , December 24 Dec 24
Monday Mon , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6274
Chanukah 2514
Thursday Thu , December 13 Dec 13
Friday Fri , December 21 Dec 21
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6275
Chanukah 2515
Sunday Sun , December 1 Dec 1
Monday Mon , December 9 Dec 9
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6276
Chanukah 2516
Sunday Sun , December 20 Dec 20
Monday Mon , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6277
Chanukah 2517
Thursday Thu , December 9 Dec 9
Friday Fri , December 17 Dec 17
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6278
Chanukah 2518
Tuesday Tue , December 27 Dec 27
Wednesday Wed , January 4 Jan 4
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6279
Chanukah 2519
Sunday Sun , December 17 Dec 17
Monday Mon , December 25 Dec 25
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6280
Chanukah 2520
Friday Fri , December 6 Dec 6
Saturday Sat , December 14 Dec 14
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6281
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 21 December 2516 / 25 Kislev 6277
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, 22 December 2516 / 26 Kislev 6277
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, 23 December 2516 / 27 Kislev 6277
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, 24 December 2516 / 28 Kislev 6277
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, 25 December 2516 / 29 Kislev 6277
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, 26 December 2516 / 30 Kislev 6277
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, 27 December 2516 / 1 Tevet 6277
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, 28 December 2516 / 2 Tevet 6277
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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