Chanukah 6179 / חֲנוּכָּה 9940
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 9940 begins at sundown on Sunday, 19 December 6179 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 27 December 6179 .
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
Sunday, December 19 Dec 19 , 6179
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk
Monday, December 20 Dec 20
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 21 Dec 21
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Wednesday, December 22 Dec 22
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Thursday, December 23 Dec 23
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Friday, December 24 Dec 24
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 25 Dec 25
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 26 Dec 26
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk
Monday, December 27 Dec 27
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 6176
Wednesday Wed , January 3 Jan 3
Thursday Thu , January 11 Jan 11
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9936
Chanukah 6176
Sunday Sun , December 22 Dec 22
Monday Mon , December 30 Dec 30
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9937
Chanukah 6178
Sunday Sun , January 11 Jan 11
Monday Mon , January 19 Jan 19
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9938
Chanukah 6178
Thursday Thu , December 31 Dec 31
Friday Fri , January 8 Jan 8
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 9939
Chanukah 6179
Sunday Sun , December 19 Dec 19
Monday Mon , December 27 Dec 27
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9940
Chanukah 6181
Sunday Sun , January 7 Jan 7
Monday Mon , January 15 Jan 15
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9941
Chanukah 6181
Friday Fri , December 28 Dec 28
Saturday Sat , January 5 Jan 5
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 9942
Chanukah 6182
Tuesday Tue , December 17 Dec 17
Wednesday Wed , December 25 Dec 25
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 9943
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Monday, 20 December 6179 / 25 Kislev 9940
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׳
Tuesday, 21 December 6179 / 26 Kislev 9940
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׳
Wednesday, 22 December 6179 / 27 Kislev 9940
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׳
Thursday, 23 December 6179 / 28 Kislev 9940
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׳
Friday, 24 December 6179 / 29 Kislev 9940
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
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
/ שַׁבָּת רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ חֲנוּכָּה
Saturday, 25 December 6179 / 30 Kislev 9940
Torah Portion:
Parashat Miketz ·
Genesis 41:1-44:17 ; Numbers 28:9-15 , 7:42-47
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 43:16-44:17
· 36 p’sukim
7* :
Numbers 28:9-15
· 7 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
maf* :
Numbers 7:42-47
· 6 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
Haftarah* :
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
Chanukah Day 7 (on Rosh Chodesh)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ)
Sunday, 26 December 6179 / 1 Tevet 9940
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
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ח׳
Monday, 27 December 6179 / 2 Tevet 9940
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
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Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Hanukkah” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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