Chanukah 494 / חֲנוּכָּה 4255
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Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 4255 began on Friday, 10 December 0494 and ended on Saturday, 18 December 0494 .
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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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 491
Thursday Thu , December 13 Dec 13
Friday Fri , December 21 Dec 21
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 4252
Chanukah 492
Sunday Sun , November 30 Nov 30
Monday Mon , December 8 Dec 8
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4253
Chanukah 493
Friday Fri , November 20 Nov 20
Saturday Sat , November 28 Nov 28
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4254
Chanukah 494
Friday Fri , December 10 Dec 10
Saturday Sat , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4255
Chanukah 495
Tuesday Tue , November 29 Nov 29
Wednesday Wed , December 7 Dec 7
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 4256
Chanukah 496
Sunday Sun , December 16 Dec 16
Monday Mon , December 24 Dec 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4257
Chanukah 497
Friday Fri , December 6 Dec 6
Saturday Sat , December 14 Dec 14
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 4258
Chanukah 498
Tuesday Tue , November 25 Nov 25
Wednesday Wed , December 3 Dec 3
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 4259
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 11 December 0494 / 25 Kislev 4255
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, 12 December 0494 / 26 Kislev 4255
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, 13 December 0494 / 27 Kislev 4255
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, 14 December 0494 / 28 Kislev 4255
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, 15 December 0494 / 29 Kislev 4255
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, 16 December 0494 / 30 Kislev 4255
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, 17 December 0494 / 1 Tevet 4255
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, 18 December 0494 / 2 Tevet 4255
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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