Chanukah 2520 / חֲנוּכָּה 6281
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6281 begins at sundown on Friday, 6 December 2520 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 14 December 2520 .
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
Friday, December 6 Dec 6 , 2520
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 7 Dec 7
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 8 Dec 8
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 9 Dec 9
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 10 Dec 10
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 11 Dec 11
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 12 Dec 12
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, December 13 Dec 13
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 14 Dec 14
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
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
Chanukah 2521
Thursday Thu , December 25 Dec 25
Friday Fri , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6282
Chanukah 2522
Sunday Sun , December 13 Dec 13
Monday Mon , December 21 Dec 21
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6283
Chanukah 2523
Friday Fri , December 3 Dec 3
Saturday Sat , December 11 Dec 11
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6284
Chanukah 2524
Friday Fri , December 22 Dec 22
Saturday Sat , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6285
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 7 December 2520 / 25 Kislev 6281
Torah Portion:
Parashat Vayeshev ·
Genesis 37:1-40:23 ; Numbers 7:1-17
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 7:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 2
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳
Sunday, 8 December 2520 / 26 Kislev 6281
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׳
Monday, 9 December 2520 / 27 Kislev 6281
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׳
Tuesday, 10 December 2520 / 28 Kislev 6281
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׳
Wednesday, 11 December 2520 / 29 Kislev 6281
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׳
Thursday, 12 December 2520 / 30 Kislev 6281
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 Rosh Chodesh)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ)
Friday, 13 December 2520 / 1 Tevet 6281
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 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 14 December 2520 / 2 Tevet 6281
maf:
Numbers 7:54-8:4
· 40 p’sukim
Haftarah:
I Kings 7:40-50
· 11 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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