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Chanukah

Readings for Chanukah
First Day
Kislev 25, 5787
December 5, 2026

Haftarah:
Zachariah 2:14 - 4:7
Second Day
Kislev 26, 5787
December 6, 2026


Third Day
Kislev 27, 5787
December 7, 2026


Fourth Day
Kislev 28, 5787
December 8, 2026


Fifth Day
Kislev 29, 5787
December 9, 2026


Sixth Day
Kislev 30, 5787
December 10, 2026

Seventh Day
Tevet 1, 5787
December 11, 2026

Eighth Day
Tevet 2, 5787
December 12, 2026

Haftarah:
Kings I 7:40-50
Torah Portion: Chanukah
Chanukah Torah Readings in a Nutshell

On Chanukah we celebrate the re-dedication of the Temple by the victorious Maccabee forces, a Temple that had been defiled by the Greeks. In fact the Hebrew word "Chanukah" means dedication.

In a similar vein, the Chanukah Torah reading discusses the dedication of the desert Tabernacle.

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