Chanukah 7742 / חֲנוּכָּה 11502
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 11502 begins at sundown on Friday, 12 January 7742 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 20 January 7742 .
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, January 12 Jan 12 , 7742
1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle before sundown
Saturday, January 13 Jan 13
2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at nightfall
Sunday, January 14 Jan 14
3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk
Monday, January 15 Jan 15
4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk
Tuesday, January 16 Jan 16
5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk
Wednesday, January 17 Jan 17
6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles at dusk
Thursday, January 18 Jan 18
7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at dusk
Friday, January 19 Jan 19
8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles before sundown
Saturday, January 20 Jan 20
Chanukah: 8th day
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Dates for Chanukah
Holiday Starts Ends Hebrew Dates
Chanukah 7739
Friday Fri , January 16 Jan 16
Saturday Sat , January 24 Jan 24
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 11499
Chanukah 7740
Tuesday Tue , January 5 Jan 5
Wednesday Wed , January 13 Jan 13
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 11500
Chanukah 7740
Saturday Sat , December 24 Dec 24
Sunday Sun , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 11501
Chanukah 7742
Friday Fri , January 12 Jan 12
Saturday Sat , January 20 Jan 20
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 11502
Chanukah 7743
Tuesday Tue , January 1 Jan 1
Wednesday Wed , January 9 Jan 9
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 11503
Chanukah 7744
Sunday Sun , January 19 Jan 19
Monday Mon , January 27 Jan 27
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 11504
Chanukah 7745
Friday Fri , January 8 Jan 8
Saturday Sat , January 16 Jan 16
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 11505
Chanukah 7745
Wednesday Wed , December 29 Dec 29
Thursday Thu , January 6 Jan 6
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 11506
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 (on Shabbat)
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 13 January 7742 / 25 Kislev 11502
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, 14 January 7742 / 26 Kislev 11502
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, 15 January 7742 / 27 Kislev 11502
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, 16 January 7742 / 28 Kislev 11502
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, 17 January 7742 / 29 Kislev 11502
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, 18 January 7742 / 30 Kislev 11502
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, 19 January 7742 / 1 Tevet 11502
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, 20 January 7742 / 2 Tevet 11502
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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