Chanukah 3853 / חֲנוּכָּה 7614
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 7614 begins at sundown on Friday, 9 December 3853 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 17 December 3853 .
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 9 Dec 9 , 3853
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 10 Dec 10
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 11 Dec 11
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 12 Dec 12
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 13 Dec 13
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 14 Dec 14
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 15 Dec 15
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, December 16 Dec 16
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 17 Dec 17
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 3850
Thursday Thu , December 12 Dec 12
Friday Fri , December 20 Dec 20
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7611
Chanukah 3851
Tuesday Tue , December 30 Dec 30
Wednesday Wed , January 7 Jan 7
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7612
Chanukah 3852
Sunday Sun , December 19 Dec 19
Monday Mon , December 27 Dec 27
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7613
Chanukah 3853
Friday Fri , December 9 Dec 9
Saturday Sat , December 17 Dec 17
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7614
Chanukah 3854
Thursday Thu , December 28 Dec 28
Friday Fri , January 5 Jan 5
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7615
Chanukah 3855
Sunday Sun , December 16 Dec 16
Monday Mon , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7616
Chanukah 3856
Friday Fri , December 5 Dec 5
Saturday Sat , December 13 Dec 13
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7617
Chanukah 3857
Friday Fri , December 25 Dec 25
Saturday Sat , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7618
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 10 December 3853 / 25 Kislev 7614
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, 11 December 3853 / 26 Kislev 7614
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, 12 December 3853 / 27 Kislev 7614
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, 13 December 3853 / 28 Kislev 7614
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, 14 December 3853 / 29 Kislev 7614
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, 15 December 3853 / 30 Kislev 7614
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, 16 December 3853 / 1 Tevet 7614
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, 17 December 3853 / 2 Tevet 7614
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
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Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Hanukkah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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