Hanukkah חנוכה
Rabbinic (D'Rabbanan)
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25 Kislev - 2 Tevet
The Festival of Lights — an eight-day holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem after the Maccabean revolt (164 BCE). The menorah is lit each night, adding one candle, commemorating the miracle of oil that lasted eight days.
Readings
Torah Reading
Numbers 7 (daily portions)
Haftarah Reading
Zechariah 2:14-4:7