Chanukah 2023 / חֲנוּכָּה 5784
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5784 began on Thursday, 7 December 2023 and ended on Friday, 15 December 2023 .
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 2020
Thursday Thu , December 10 Dec 10
Friday Fri , December 18 Dec 18
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5781
Chanukah 2021
Sunday Sun , November 28 Nov 28
Monday Mon , December 6 Dec 6
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5782
Chanukah 2022
Sunday Sun , December 18 Dec 18
Monday Mon , December 26 Dec 26
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5783
Chanukah 2023
Thursday Thu , December 7 Dec 7
Friday Fri , December 15 Dec 15
25 Kislev - 3 Tevet 5784
Chanukah 2024
Wednesday Wed , December 25 Dec 25
Thursday Thu , January 2 Jan 2
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5785
Chanukah 2025
Sunday Sun , December 14 Dec 14
Monday Mon , December 22 Dec 22
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5786
Chanukah 2026
Friday Fri , December 4 Dec 4
Saturday Sat , December 12 Dec 12
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5787
Chanukah 2027
Friday Fri , December 24 Dec 24
Saturday Sat , January 1 Jan 1
25 Kislev - 2 Tevet 5788
Tanakh
Chanukah Day 1
/ חֲנוּכָּה יוֹם א׳
Friday, 8 December 2023 / 25 Kislev 5784
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, 9 December 2023 / 26 Kislev 5784
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, 10 December 2023 / 27 Kislev 5784
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, 11 December 2023 / 28 Kislev 5784
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, 12 December 2023 / 29 Kislev 5784
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, 13 December 2023 / 1 Tevet 5784
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, 14 December 2023 / 2 Tevet 5784
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, 15 December 2023 / 3 Tevet 5784
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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