Chanukah 2540 / חֲנוּכָּה 6301
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6301 begins at sundown on Sunday, 25 December 2540 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 2 January 2541 .
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 25 Dec 25 , 2540
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 26 Dec 26
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 27 Dec 27
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 28 Dec 28
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 29 Dec 29
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 30 Dec 30
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 31 Dec 31
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, January 1 Jan 1 , 2541
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, January 2 Jan 2 , 2541
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2537
Saturday Sat , December 28 Dec 28
Sunday Sun , January 5 Jan 5
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6298
Chanukah 2538
Tuesday Tue , December 16 Dec 16
Wednesday Wed , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6299
Chanukah 2539
Sunday Sun , December 6 Dec 6
Monday Mon , December 14 Dec 14
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6300
Chanukah 2540
Sunday Sun , December 25 Dec 25
Monday Mon , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6301
Chanukah 2541
Thursday Thu , December 14 Dec 14
Friday Fri , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6302
Chanukah 2542
Sunday Sun , December 2 Dec 2
Monday Mon , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6303
Chanukah 2543
Sunday Sun , December 22 Dec 22
Monday Mon , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6304
Chanukah 2544
Friday Fri , December 11 Dec 11
Saturday Sat , December 19 Dec 19
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6305
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 26 December 2540 / 25 Kislev 6301
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, 27 December 2540 / 26 Kislev 6301
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, 28 December 2540 / 27 Kislev 6301
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, 29 December 2540 / 28 Kislev 6301
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, 30 December 2540 / 29 Kislev 6301
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, 31 December 2540 / 30 Kislev 6301
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, 1 January 2541 / 1 Tevet 6301
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, 2 January 2541 / 2 Tevet 6301
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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