Chanukah 2022 / חֲנוּכָּה 5783

Chanukah (Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication) for Hebrew Year 5783 begins at sundown on Sunday, 18 December 2022 and ends at nightfall on Monday, 26 December 2022.

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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Chanukah (Day 1) / חֲנוּכָּה: ב׳ נֵרוֹת
Monday, 19 December 2022 / 25 Kislev 5783

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:1-17

1. 1: Numbers 7:1-11 · 11 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Numbers 7:12-14 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Numbers 7:15-17 · 3 p’sukim ·

Chanukah (Day 2) / חֲנוּכָּה: ג׳ נֵרוֹת
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 / 26 Kislev 5783

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:18-29

1. 1: Numbers 7:18-20 · 3 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Numbers 7:21-23 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Numbers 7:24-29 · 6 p’sukim ·

Chanukah (Day 3) / חֲנוּכָּה: ד׳ נֵרוֹת
Wednesday, 21 December 2022 / 27 Kislev 5783

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:24-35

1. 1: Numbers 7:24-26 · 3 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Numbers 7:27-29 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Numbers 7:30-35 · 6 p’sukim ·

Chanukah (Day 4) / חֲנוּכָּה: ה׳ נֵרוֹת
Thursday, 22 December 2022 / 28 Kislev 5783

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:30-41

1. 1: Numbers 7:30-32 · 3 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Numbers 7:33-35 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Numbers 7:36-41 · 6 p’sukim ·

Chanukah (Day 5) / חֲנוּכָּה: ו׳ נֵרוֹת
Friday, 23 December 2022 / 29 Kislev 5783

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:36-47

1. 1: Numbers 7:36-38 · 3 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Numbers 7:39-41 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Numbers 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim ·

Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Chanukah / חֲנוּכָּה: ז׳ נֵרוֹת
Saturday, 24 December 2022 / 30 Kislev 5783

Torah Portion: Genesis 41:1-44:17; Numbers 28:9-15, 7:42-47

1. 1: Genesis 41:1-14 · 14 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Genesis 41:15-38 · 24 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Genesis 41:39-52 · 14 p’sukim ·
4. 4: Genesis 41:53-42:18 · 23 p’sukim ·
5. 5: Genesis 42:19-43:15 · 35 p’sukim ·
6. 6: Genesis 43:16-44:17 · 36 p’sukim ·
7. 7: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim ·
8. maf: Numbers 7:42-47 · 6 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14-4:7 · 21 p’sukim

Chanukah (Day 7 on Rosh Chodesh) / חֲנוּכָּה: ח׳ נֵרוֹת
Sunday, 25 December 2022 / 1 Tevet 5783

Torah Portion: Numbers 28:1-15, 7:48-53

1. 1: Numbers 28:1-5 · 5 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Numbers 28:6-10 · 5 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Numbers 28:11-15 · 5 p’sukim ·
4. maf: Numbers 7:48-53 · 6 p’sukim ·

Chanukah (Day 8) / חֲנוּכָּה: יוֹם ח׳
Monday, 26 December 2022 / 2 Tevet 5783

Torah Portion: Numbers 7:54-8:4

1. 1: Numbers 7:54-56 · 3 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Numbers 7:57-59 · 3 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Numbers 7:60-8:4 · 34 p’sukim ·

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

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"Hanukkah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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