Chanukah 2551 / חֲנוּכָּה 6312
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6312 begins at sundown on Friday, 24 December 2551 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 1 January 2552 .
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 24 Dec 24 , 2551
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 25 Dec 25
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 26 Dec 26
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 27 Dec 27
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 28 Dec 28
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 29 Dec 29
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 30 Dec 30
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, December 31 Dec 31
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, January 1 Jan 1 , 2552
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
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
Chanukah 2553
Saturday Sat , December 1 Dec 1
Sunday Sun , December 9 Dec 9
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6314
Chanukah 2554
Friday Fri , December 20 Dec 20
Saturday Sat , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6315
Chanukah 2555
Wednesday Wed , December 10 Dec 10
Thursday Thu , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6316
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 25 December 2551 / 25 Kislev 6312
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, 26 December 2551 / 26 Kislev 6312
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, 27 December 2551 / 27 Kislev 6312
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, 28 December 2551 / 28 Kislev 6312
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, 29 December 2551 / 29 Kislev 6312
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, 30 December 2551 / 30 Kislev 6312
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, 31 December 2551 / 1 Tevet 6312
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, 1 January 2552 / 2 Tevet 6312
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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