Chanukah 3666 / חֲנוּכָּה 7427
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 7427 begins at sundown on Saturday, 4 December 3666 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 12 December 3666 .
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
Saturday, December 4 Dec 4 , 3666
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at nightfall
Sunday, December 5 Dec 5
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Monday, December 6 Dec 6
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 7 Dec 7
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 8 Dec 8
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 9 Dec 9
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Friday, December 10 Dec 10
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 11 Dec 11
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 12 Dec 12
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 3663
Saturday Sat , December 8 Dec 8
Sunday Sun , December 16 Dec 16
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7424
Chanukah 3664
Friday Fri , December 26 Dec 26
Saturday Sat , January 3 Jan 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7425
Chanukah 3665
Tuesday Tue , December 15 Dec 15
Wednesday Wed , December 23 Dec 23
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7426
Chanukah 3666
Saturday Sat , December 4 Dec 4
Sunday Sun , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7427
Chanukah 3667
Friday Fri , December 23 Dec 23
Saturday Sat , December 31 Dec 31
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7428
Chanukah 3668
Wednesday Wed , December 12 Dec 12
Thursday Thu , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7429
Chanukah 3669
Tuesday Tue , December 31 Dec 31
Wednesday Wed , January 8 Jan 8
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7430
Chanukah 3670
Saturday Sat , December 20 Dec 20
Sunday Sun , December 28 Dec 28
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7431
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Sunday, 5 December 3666 / 25 Kislev 7427
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׳
Monday, 6 December 3666 / 26 Kislev 7427
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׳
Tuesday, 7 December 3666 / 27 Kislev 7427
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׳
Wednesday, 8 December 3666 / 28 Kislev 7427
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׳
Thursday, 9 December 3666 / 29 Kislev 7427
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׳
Friday, 10 December 3666 / 1 Tevet 7427
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 Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 11 December 3666 / 2 Tevet 7427
Torah Portion:
Parashat Miketz ·
Genesis 41:1-44:17 ; Numbers 7:48-53
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 7:48-53
· 6 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 7 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 7 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 8
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Sunday, 12 December 3666 / 3 Tevet 7427
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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