Chanukah 2542 / חֲנוּכָּה 6303
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6303 begins at sundown on Sunday, 2 December 2542 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 10 December 2542 .
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 2 Dec 2 , 2542
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 3 Dec 3
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 4 Dec 4
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 5 Dec 5
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 6 Dec 6
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 7 Dec 7
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 8 Dec 8
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 9 Dec 9
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 10 Dec 10
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
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
Chanukah 2545
Tuesday Tue , November 30 Nov 30
Wednesday Wed , December 8 Dec 8
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6306
Chanukah 2546
Sunday Sun , December 18 Dec 18
Monday Mon , December 26 Dec 26
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6307
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 3 December 2542 / 25 Kislev 6303
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, 4 December 2542 / 26 Kislev 6303
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, 5 December 2542 / 27 Kislev 6303
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, 6 December 2542 / 28 Kislev 6303
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, 7 December 2542 / 29 Kislev 6303
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, 8 December 2542 / 30 Kislev 6303
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, 9 December 2542 / 1 Tevet 6303
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, 10 December 2542 / 2 Tevet 6303
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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