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As the Jewish Festival of Lights, or Hanukkah, is fast approaching (December 25, 2024 to January 2, 2025), we’re looking forward to playing dreidel (and winning gelt!), lighting the menorah with ...
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A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, [a] is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited.
When is Hanukkah 2023? Hanukkah begins at nightfall on Thursday, Dec. 7, and ends at nightfall on Friday, Dec. 15. Why do the dates for Hanukkah change every year?
This year Hanukkah 2023 starts on Thursday, Dec. 7 at sundown and ends on Friday, Dec. 15. at sundown. How long does Hanukkah last? The celebration is a eight-day festival.
The Torah discusses the lighting of the Temple menorah in a number of verses. Leviticus 24:2 specifies that pure olive oil must be used to light the menorah. While Exodus 25:37 and Numbers 8:2–3 speak of seven lights being lit, Exodus 27:20–21 and Leviticus 24:2 specifies that a single "light" must be lit "continually", and must burn "from evening to morning".
38. Wishing you a meaningful Hanukkah and a peaceful new year. 39. Your kindness shines as brightly as a menorah! 40. The Magic of Hanukkah never ends and its greatest of gifts are family and friends.
Hanukkah (first of eight days) 28 Nov to 27 Dec Tu Bishvat: 15 Jan to 13 Feb Purim: 24 Feb to 26 Mar Shushan Purim: 25 Feb to 27 Mar Yom HaAliyah: 21 Mar to 20 Apr Passover (first of seven days) 26 Mar to 25 Apr Yom HaShoah: 8 Apr [2] to 7 May [3] Yom Ha'atzmaut: 15 Apr [4] to 15 May [5] Lag B'Omer: 28 Apr to 28 May Yom Yerushalayim: 8 May to 7 ...