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According to Chabad.org, Chanukah (Hanukkah) 2024 starts at nightfall on December 25, 2024 and ends with nightfall on January 2, 2025, beginning on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasting for eight days. This alignment with the Western celebration of Christmas is relatively unusual but not unheard of. Again, according to Chabad.org, something similar is on the horizon in 2027!
Chanukah in Other Years:
2025: December 14-22
2026: December 4-12
2027: December 24, 2027- January 1, 2028
2028: December 12-20
"Chanukah (also spelled Hanukkah) is an 8-day Jewish festival marking the miraculous victory of the Maccabees, Jewish freedom fighters, over the Seleucidian Greek occupiers in the year 139 BCE. After recapturing Jerusalem’s Holy Temple, which had been converted into a place of idol worship, they searched for pure oil with which to light the Temple menorah. They found just enough to burn for one day, but miraculously it burned for eight days until more oil could be brought.
"On each of the eight nights of Chanukah, Jewish people light special menorahs (candelabras), adding another flame each night, until on the eighth night eight flames are burning brightly. The lighting takes place at home, in a doorway or near a window, and is performed after brief blessings are recited.
"On Chanukah, it is customary to play with dreidels, tops upon which four Hebrew letters, nun, gimmel, hay, and shin, are written.
"In modern times, communal menorah lightings are often held in public squares, sharing Chanukah’s message of the triumph of light over darkness and freedom to worship G‑d."
Some upcoming public Chanukah events include:
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AND, A FULLER LISTING FOR ALL 8 DAYS from GOTCHABAD.ORG
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Below, are a list of public menorah lightings, their times, and places. Join your neighbors for one or all of the lightings. It's beautiful when Jewish community joins together for these public celebrations. All the public menorah lightings are Free of Charge. During each lighting ceremony:
Look out for the public menorahs which will be displayed throughout Chanukah at each location, bringing Chanukah cheer and warmth to our community:
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