Chanukah 2020 / חֲנוּכָּה 5781

Chanukah (Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication) for Hebrew Year 5781 began on Thursday, 10 December 2020 and ended on Friday, 18 December 2020.

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

Tanakh

Chanukah (Day 1) / חֲנוּכָּה: ב׳ נֵרוֹת
Friday, 11 December 2020 / 25 Kislev 5781

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) / חֲנוּכָּה: ג׳ נֵרוֹת
Saturday, 12 December 2020 / 26 Kislev 5781

Torah Portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23

• 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 7:18-29 (12 p'sukim)

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7

Chanukah (Day 3) / חֲנוּכָּה: ד׳ נֵרוֹת
Sunday, 13 December 2020 / 27 Kislev 5781

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) / חֲנוּכָּה: ה׳ נֵרוֹת
Monday, 14 December 2020 / 28 Kislev 5781

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) / חֲנוּכָּה: ו׳ נֵרוֹת
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 / 29 Kislev 5781

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) / חֲנוּכָּה: ז׳ נֵרוֹת
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 / 1 Tevet 5781

Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1-28:15; 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) / חֲנוּכָּה: ח׳ נֵרוֹת
Thursday, 17 December 2020 / 2 Tevet 5781

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) / חֲנוּכָּה: יוֹם ח׳
Friday, 18 December 2020 / 3 Tevet 5781

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 (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)