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Hanukkah begins after sundown on Thursday, Dec. 7, this year, and ends after sundown on Friday, Dec. 15. The holiday begins on the 25th day of Kislev each year, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
The exact dates change because it is based on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. In 2023, the holiday begins after sunset on Friday, Dec. 7 and ends Dec. 15. Is Hunukkah a federal ...
In 2023, Hanukkah begins the evening of Thursday, December 7 and ends the evening of Friday, December 15. Because the dates of the holiday correspond to the lunisolar calendar, they change each year.
A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, [ n 1] 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 ...
National Menorah. The National Menorah is a large Hanukkah menorah located in the northeast quadrant of The Ellipse near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was first lit in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter, and has been erected and lit every year since. The Menorah has grown in size as well, and is now 30 feet (9.1 m) high.
Kislev or Chislev (Hebrew: כִּסְלֵו , Standard Kīslev Tiberian Kīslēw), [1] also 'Chisleu' in the King James (authorized English) Bible, is the third month of the civil year and the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. In the Babylonian calendar its name was Araḫ Kislimu.
Hanukkah — the Jewish eight-day "festival of lights" — begins at sundown on Thursday, Dec. 7. Here's everything to know about the holiday. When is Hanukkah and why is it celebrated?
The result is that all dates from 1 Nisan through 29 (or 30) Cheshvan can each fall on one of four days of the week. Dates during Kislev can fall on any of six days of the week; during Tevet and Shevat, five days; and dates during Adar (or Adar I and II, in leap years) can each fall on one of four days of the week. Gate.