Chanukah 2548 / חֲנוּכָּה 6309
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6309 begins at sundown on Friday, 27 December 2548 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 4 January 2549 .
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 27 Dec 27 , 2548
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 28 Dec 28
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 29 Dec 29
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 30 Dec 30
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 31 Dec 31
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, January 1 Jan 1 , 2549
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, January 2 Jan 2 , 2549
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, January 3 Jan 3 , 2549
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, January 4 Jan 4 , 2549
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
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
Chanukah 2547
Friday Fri , December 8 Dec 8
Saturday Sat , December 16 Dec 16
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6308
Chanukah 2548
Friday Fri , December 27 Dec 27
Saturday Sat , January 4 Jan 4
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6309
Chanukah 2549
Tuesday Tue , December 16 Dec 16
Wednesday Wed , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6310
Chanukah 2550
Saturday Sat , December 5 Dec 5
Sunday Sun , December 13 Dec 13
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6311
Chanukah 2551
Friday Fri , December 24 Dec 24
Saturday Sat , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6312
Chanukah 2552
Tuesday Tue , December 12 Dec 12
Wednesday Wed , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6313
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 28 December 2548 / 25 Kislev 6309
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, 29 December 2548 / 26 Kislev 6309
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, 30 December 2548 / 27 Kislev 6309
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, 31 December 2548 / 28 Kislev 6309
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, 1 January 2549 / 29 Kislev 6309
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, 2 January 2549 / 30 Kislev 6309
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, 3 January 2549 / 1 Tevet 6309
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, 4 January 2549 / 2 Tevet 6309
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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