Friday, November 22, 2024

Hanukah starts on December 25th at sunset ...

 Wed, 25 December 2024 after sunset = 25th of Kislev, 5785
כ״ה בְּכִסְלֵו תשפ״ה
🕎 Chanukah day 1 🕎
Parashat Miketz

Chanukah 2024 / חֲנוּכָּה 5785
Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication 🕎
Chanukah for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on Wednesday, 25 December 2024 and ends at nightfall on Thursday, 2 January 2025.

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.

Wednesday, December 25, 2024 Light 1 candle at dusk
Thursday, December 26 Light 2 candles at dusk
Friday, December 27 Light 3 candles before sundown
Saturday, December 28 Light 4 candles at nightfall
Sunday, December 29 Light 5 candles at dusk
Monday, December 30 Light 6 candles at dusk
Tuesday, December 31 Light 7 candles at dusk
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 Light 8 candles at dusk
Thursday, January 2, 2025 Chanukah: 8th day


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