Chanukah 4625 / חֲנוּכָּה 8386
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 8386 begins at sundown on Friday, 30 December 4625 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 7 January 4626 .
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 30 Dec 30 , 4625
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, December 31 Dec 31
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, January 1 Jan 1 , 4626
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, January 2 Jan 2 , 4626
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, January 3 Jan 3 , 4626
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, January 4 Jan 4 , 4626
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, January 5 Jan 5 , 4626
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, January 6 Jan 6 , 4626
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, January 7 Jan 7 , 4626
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 4623
Thursday Thu , January 2 Jan 2
Friday Fri , January 10 Jan 10
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 8383
Chanukah 4623
Sunday Sun , December 21 Dec 21
Monday Mon , December 29 Dec 29
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 8384
Chanukah 4624
Friday Fri , December 10 Dec 10
Saturday Sat , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 8385
Chanukah 4625
Friday Fri , December 30 Dec 30
Saturday Sat , January 7 Jan 7
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 8386
Chanukah 4626
Tuesday Tue , December 19 Dec 19
Wednesday Wed , December 27 Dec 27
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 8387
Chanukah 4628
Sunday Sun , January 6 Jan 6
Monday Mon , January 14 Jan 14
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 8388
Chanukah 4628
Friday Fri , December 26 Dec 26
Saturday Sat , January 3 Jan 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 8389
Chanukah 4629
Wednesday Wed , December 16 Dec 16
Thursday Thu , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 8390
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 31 December 4625 / 25 Kislev 8386
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, 1 January 4626 / 26 Kislev 8386
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, 2 January 4626 / 27 Kislev 8386
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, 3 January 4626 / 28 Kislev 8386
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, 4 January 4626 / 29 Kislev 8386
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, 5 January 4626 / 30 Kislev 8386
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, 6 January 4626 / 1 Tevet 8386
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, 7 January 4626 / 2 Tevet 8386
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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