Chanukah 5650 / חֲנוּכָּה 9411
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 9411 begins at sundown on Thursday, 15 December 5650 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 23 December 5650 .
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
Thursday, December 15 Dec 15 , 5650
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Friday, December 16 Dec 16
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 17 Dec 17
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 18 Dec 18
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Monday, December 19 Dec 19
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 20 Dec 20
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 21 Dec 21
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 22 Dec 22
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Friday, December 23 Dec 23
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 5647
Wednesday Wed , December 18 Dec 18
Thursday Thu , December 26 Dec 26
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9408
Chanukah 5649
Tuesday Tue , January 5 Jan 5
Wednesday Wed , January 13 Jan 13
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9409
Chanukah 5649
Sunday Sun , December 26 Dec 26
Monday Mon , January 3 Jan 3
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9410
Chanukah 5650
Thursday Thu , December 15 Dec 15
Friday Fri , December 23 Dec 23
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 9411
Chanukah 5652
Tuesday Tue , January 2 Jan 2
Wednesday Wed , January 10 Jan 10
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9412
Chanukah 5652
Sunday Sun , December 22 Dec 22
Monday Mon , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9413
Chanukah 5654
Saturday Sat , January 10 Jan 10
Sunday Sun , January 18 Jan 18
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 9414
Chanukah 5654
Wednesday Wed , December 30 Dec 30
Thursday Thu , January 7 Jan 7
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9415
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Friday, 16 December 5650 / 25 Kislev 9411
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 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ב׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 17 December 5650 / 26 Kislev 9411
Torah Portion:
Parashat Vayeshev ·
Genesis 37:1-40:23 ; Numbers 7:18-23
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 7:18-23
· 6 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Chanukah Day 2 (on Shabbat)
Chanukah Day 3
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ג׳
Sunday, 18 December 5650 / 27 Kislev 9411
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׳
Monday, 19 December 5650 / 28 Kislev 9411
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׳
Tuesday, 20 December 5650 / 29 Kislev 9411
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׳
Wednesday, 21 December 5650 / 1 Tevet 9411
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
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳
Thursday, 22 December 5650 / 2 Tevet 9411
Torah Portion:
Numbers 7:48-59
1:
Numbers 7:48-50
· 3 p’sukim
2:
Numbers 7:51-53
· 3 p’sukim
3:
Numbers 7:54-59
· 6 p’sukim
Chanukah Day 8
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Friday, 23 December 5650 / 3 Tevet 9411
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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