Chanukah 279 / חֲנוּכָּה 4040
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Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 4040 began on Tuesday, 16 December 0279 and ended on Wednesday, 24 December 0279 .
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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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 276
Sunday Sun , December 17 Dec 17
Monday Mon , December 25 Dec 25
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4037
Chanukah 277
Friday Fri , December 7 Dec 7
Saturday Sat , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4038
Chanukah 278
Wednesday Wed , November 27 Nov 27
Thursday Thu , December 5 Dec 5
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4039
Chanukah 279
Tuesday Tue , December 16 Dec 16
Wednesday Wed , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4040
Chanukah 280
Saturday Sat , December 4 Dec 4
Sunday Sun , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 4041
Chanukah 281
Wednesday Wed , November 23 Nov 23
Thursday Thu , December 1 Dec 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4042
Chanukah 282
Tuesday Tue , December 12 Dec 12
Wednesday Wed , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4043
Chanukah 283
Sunday Sun , December 2 Dec 2
Monday Mon , December 10 Dec 10
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4044
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Wednesday, 17 December 0279 / 25 Kislev 4040
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׳
Thursday, 18 December 0279 / 26 Kislev 4040
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׳
Friday, 19 December 0279 / 27 Kislev 4040
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 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ד׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 20 December 0279 / 28 Kislev 4040
Torah Portion:
Parashat Miketz ·
Genesis 41:1-44:17 ; Numbers 7:30-35
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 43:16-29
· 14 p’sukim
7:
Genesis 43:30-44:17
· 22 p’sukim
maf* :
Numbers 7:30-35
· 6 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 4 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 4 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 5
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ה׳
Sunday, 21 December 0279 / 29 Kislev 4040
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׳
Monday, 22 December 0279 / 30 Kislev 4040
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)
Tuesday, 23 December 0279 / 1 Tevet 4040
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׳
Wednesday, 24 December 0279 / 2 Tevet 4040
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
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Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Hanukkah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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