Chanukah 4198 / חֲנוּכָּה 7959
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 7959 begins at sundown on Friday, 7 December 4198 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 15 December 4198 .
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 7 Dec 7 , 4198
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 8 Dec 8
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 9 Dec 9
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, December 10 Dec 10
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 11 Dec 11
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 12 Dec 12
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 13 Dec 13
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, December 14 Dec 14
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 15 Dec 15
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 4195
Thursday Thu , December 10 Dec 10
Friday Fri , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7956
Chanukah 4196
Tuesday Tue , December 27 Dec 27
Wednesday Wed , January 4 Jan 4
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7957
Chanukah 4197
Sunday Sun , December 17 Dec 17
Monday Mon , December 25 Dec 25
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7958
Chanukah 4198
Friday Fri , December 7 Dec 7
Saturday Sat , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7959
Chanukah 4199
Thursday Thu , December 26 Dec 26
Friday Fri , January 3 Jan 3
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 7960
Chanukah 4200
Sunday Sun , December 14 Dec 14
Monday Mon , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7961
Chanukah 4202
Sunday Sun , January 3 Jan 3
Monday Mon , January 11 Jan 11
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7962
Chanukah 4202
Friday Fri , December 24 Dec 24
Saturday Sat , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 7963
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 8 December 4198 / 25 Kislev 7959
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, 9 December 4198 / 26 Kislev 7959
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, 10 December 4198 / 27 Kislev 7959
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, 11 December 4198 / 28 Kislev 7959
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, 12 December 4198 / 29 Kislev 7959
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, 13 December 4198 / 30 Kislev 7959
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, 14 December 4198 / 1 Tevet 7959
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, 15 December 4198 / 2 Tevet 7959
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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