Chanukah / חנוכה
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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List of Dates
Chanukah begins in the Diaspora on:- Tue, 20 December 2011 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5772)
- Sat, 08 December 2012 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5773)
- Wed, 27 November 2013 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5774)
- Tue, 16 December 2014 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5775)
- Sun, 06 December 2015 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5776)
- Sat, 24 December 2016 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5777)
- Tue, 12 December 2017 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5778)
- Sun, 02 December 2018 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5779)
- Sun, 22 December 2019 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5780)
- Thu, 10 December 2020 at sundown (25th of Kislev, 5781)
Recommended Books
 Chanukah - Its History, Observance & Significance by Rabbi Hersh Goldwurm |
 How to Spell Chanukah and Other Holiday Dilemmas by Emily Franklin |
 The Complete Chanukah Songbook |
Chanukah - חנוכה
Chanukah (Day 1)
Torah Portion: Numbers 7:1 - 7:17
1: Numbers 7:1-11
2: Numbers 7:12-14
3: Numbers 7:15-17
Chanukah (Day 2)
Torah Portion: Numbers 7:18 - 7:29
1: Numbers 7:18-20
2: Numbers 7:21-23
3: Numbers 7:24-29
Chanukah (Day 3)
Torah Portion: Numbers 7:24 - 7:35
1: Numbers 7:24-26
2: Numbers 7:27-29
3: Numbers 7:30-35
Chanukah (Day 4)
Torah Portion: Numbers 7:30 - 7:41
1: Numbers 7:30-32
2: Numbers 7:33-35
3: Numbers 7:36-41
Chanukah (Day 5)
Torah Portion: Numbers 7:36 - 7:47
1: Numbers 7:36-38
2: Numbers 7:39-41
3: Numbers 7:42-47
Chanukah (Day 6)
Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1 - 28:15 & Numbers 7:42 - 7:47
1: Numbers 28:1-5
2: Numbers 28:6-10
3: Numbers 28:11-15
maf: Numbers 7:42-47
Chanukah (Day 7)
Torah Portion: Numbers 7:48 - 7:59
1: Numbers 7:48-50
2: Numbers 7:51-53
3: Numbers 7:54-59
Chanukah (Day 8)
Torah Portion: Numbers 7:54 - 8:4
1: Numbers 7:54-56
2: Numbers 7:57-59
3: Numbers 7:60-8:4
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- "Hanukkah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.