Chanukah / חֲנוּכָּה
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
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 |
|---|---|
| 1️⃣ 🕯️ Light 1 candle at dusk | |
| 2️⃣ 🕯️ Light 2 candles at dusk | |
| 3️⃣ 🕯️ Light 3 candles at dusk | |
| 4️⃣ 🕯️ Light 4 candles at dusk | |
| 5️⃣ 🕯️ Light 5 candles at dusk | |
| 6️⃣ 🕯️ Light 6 candles before sundown | |
| 7️⃣ 🕯️ Light 7 candles at nightfall | |
| 8️⃣ 🕯️ Light 8 candles at dusk | |
| Chanukah: 8th day |
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Dates for Chanukah
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanukah 2020 | 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5781 | ||
| Chanukah 2021 | 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5782 | ||
| Chanukah 2022 | 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5783 | ||
| Chanukah 2023 | 25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5784 | ||
| Chanukah 2024 | 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5785 | ||
| Chanukah 2025 | 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5786 | ||
| Chanukah 2026 | 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5787 | ||
| Chanukah 2027 | 25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5788 |
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1 / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
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׳
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׳
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׳
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׳
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׳
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׳
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 7 (on Rosh Chodesh) / חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם ז׳ (רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ)
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׳
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 ·
Shabbat Chanukah
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim
Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah
- 7: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim ·
- maf: Numbers 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim ·
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim
Shabbat Chanukah II
Haftarah: I Kings 7:40-50 · 11 p’sukim
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Hanukkah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
Chanukah - Its History, Observance & Significance
by Rabbi Hersh Goldwurm
All About Hanukkah
by Madeline Wikler and Judyth Groner
A Different Light
by Noam Zion and Barbara Spectre