Chanukah 4008 / חֲנוּכָּה 7769
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 7769 begins at sundown on Saturday, 6 December 4008 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 14 December 4008 .
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 6 Dec 6 , 4008
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at nightfall
Sunday, December 7 Dec 7
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Monday, December 8 Dec 8
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 9 Dec 9
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 10 Dec 10
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 11 Dec 11
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Friday, December 12 Dec 12
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 13 Dec 13
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 14 Dec 14
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 4005
Friday Fri , December 9 Dec 9
Saturday Sat , December 17 Dec 17
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7766
Chanukah 4006
Friday Fri , December 29 Dec 29
Saturday Sat , January 6 Jan 6
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7767
Chanukah 4007
Tuesday Tue , December 18 Dec 18
Wednesday Wed , December 26 Dec 26
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7768
Chanukah 4008
Saturday Sat , December 6 Dec 6
Sunday Sun , December 14 Dec 14
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7769
Chanukah 4009
Friday Fri , December 25 Dec 25
Saturday Sat , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7770
Chanukah 4010
Tuesday Tue , December 14 Dec 14
Wednesday Wed , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7771
Chanukah 4012
Sunday Sun , January 1 Jan 1
Monday Mon , January 9 Jan 9
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7772
Chanukah 4012
Friday Fri , December 21 Dec 21
Saturday Sat , December 29 Dec 29
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7773
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Sunday, 7 December 4008 / 25 Kislev 7769
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, 8 December 4008 / 26 Kislev 7769
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, 9 December 4008 / 27 Kislev 7769
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, 10 December 4008 / 28 Kislev 7769
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, 11 December 4008 / 29 Kislev 7769
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, 12 December 4008 / 1 Tevet 7769
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, 13 December 4008 / 2 Tevet 7769
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, 14 December 4008 / 3 Tevet 7769
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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