Chanukah 3936 / חֲנוּכָּה 7696
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 7696 begins at sundown on Friday, 3 January 3936 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 11 January 3936 .
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, January 3 Jan 3 , 3936
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, January 4 Jan 4
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, January 5 Jan 5
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, January 6 Jan 6
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, January 7 Jan 7
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, January 8 Jan 8
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, January 9 Jan 9
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, January 10 Jan 10
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, January 11 Jan 11
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 3933
Sunday Sun , December 24 Dec 24
Monday Mon , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7694
Chanukah 3934
Friday Fri , December 14 Dec 14
Saturday Sat , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7695
Chanukah 3936
Friday Fri , January 3 Jan 3
Saturday Sat , January 11 Jan 11
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7696
Chanukah 3936
Tuesday Tue , December 22 Dec 22
Wednesday Wed , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7697
Chanukah 3937
Saturday Sat , December 11 Dec 11
Sunday Sun , December 19 Dec 19
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7698
Chanukah 3938
Friday Fri , December 30 Dec 30
Saturday Sat , January 7 Jan 7
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7699
Chanukah 3939
Tuesday Tue , December 19 Dec 19
Wednesday Wed , December 27 Dec 27
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7700
Chanukah 3940
Sunday Sun , December 8 Dec 8
Monday Mon , December 16 Dec 16
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7701
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 4 January 3936 / 25 Kislev 7696
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, 5 January 3936 / 26 Kislev 7696
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, 6 January 3936 / 27 Kislev 7696
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, 7 January 3936 / 28 Kislev 7696
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, 8 January 3936 / 29 Kislev 7696
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, 9 January 3936 / 30 Kislev 7696
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, 10 January 3936 / 1 Tevet 7696
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, 11 January 3936 / 2 Tevet 7696
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
(paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Hanukkah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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