Chanukah 2588 / חֲנוּכָּה 6349
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6349 begins at sundown on Thursday, 4 December 2588 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 12 December 2588 .
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
Thursday, December 4 Dec 4 , 2588
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Friday, December 5 Dec 5
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 6 Dec 6
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 7 Dec 7
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Monday, December 8 Dec 8
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 9 Dec 9
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 10 Dec 10
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 11 Dec 11
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Friday, December 12 Dec 12
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2585
Wednesday Wed , December 7 Dec 7
Thursday Thu , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6346
Chanukah 2586
Tuesday Tue , December 26 Dec 26
Wednesday Wed , January 3 Jan 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6347
Chanukah 2587
Sunday Sun , December 16 Dec 16
Monday Mon , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6348
Chanukah 2588
Thursday Thu , December 4 Dec 4
Friday Fri , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6349
Chanukah 2589
Tuesday Tue , December 22 Dec 22
Wednesday Wed , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6350
Chanukah 2590
Sunday Sun , December 12 Dec 12
Monday Mon , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6351
Chanukah 2591
Friday Fri , December 2 Dec 2
Saturday Sat , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6352
Chanukah 2592
Thursday Thu , December 20 Dec 20
Friday Fri , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6353
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Friday, 5 December 2588 / 25 Kislev 6349
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 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 6 December 2588 / 26 Kislev 6349
Torah Portion:
Parashat Vayeshev ·
Genesis 37:1-40:23 ; Numbers 7:18-23
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 7:18-23
· 6 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 3
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ג׳
Sunday, 7 December 2588 / 27 Kislev 6349
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׳
Monday, 8 December 2588 / 28 Kislev 6349
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׳
Tuesday, 9 December 2588 / 29 Kislev 6349
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׳
Wednesday, 10 December 2588 / 1 Tevet 6349
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
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳
Thursday, 11 December 2588 / 2 Tevet 6349
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:48-59
1:
Numbers 7:48-50
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:51-53
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:54-59
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 8
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Friday, 12 December 2588 / 3 Tevet 6349
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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