Chanukah 2615 / חֲנוּכָּה 6376
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 6376 begins at sundown on Thursday, 7 December 2615 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 15 December 2615 .
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 7 Dec 7 , 2615
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Friday, December 8 Dec 8
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 9 Dec 9
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 10 Dec 10
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Monday, December 11 Dec 11
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 12 Dec 12
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 13 Dec 13
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 14 Dec 14
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Friday, December 15 Dec 15
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 2612
Thursday Thu , December 10 Dec 10
Friday Fri , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6373
Chanukah 2613
Tuesday Tue , December 28 Dec 28
Wednesday Wed , January 5 Jan 5
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6374
Chanukah 2614
Sunday Sun , December 18 Dec 18
Monday Mon , December 26 Dec 26
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6375
Chanukah 2615
Thursday Thu , December 7 Dec 7
Friday Fri , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 6376
Chanukah 2616
Wednesday Wed , December 25 Dec 25
Thursday Thu , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6377
Chanukah 2617
Sunday Sun , December 14 Dec 14
Monday Mon , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6378
Chanukah 2618
Friday Fri , December 4 Dec 4
Saturday Sat , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6379
Chanukah 2619
Friday Fri , December 24 Dec 24
Saturday Sat , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 6380
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Friday, 8 December 2615 / 25 Kislev 6376
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, 9 December 2615 / 26 Kislev 6376
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, 10 December 2615 / 27 Kislev 6376
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, 11 December 2615 / 28 Kislev 6376
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, 12 December 2615 / 29 Kislev 6376
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, 13 December 2615 / 1 Tevet 6376
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, 14 December 2615 / 2 Tevet 6376
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, 15 December 2615 / 3 Tevet 6376
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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