Hanukkah

This year Hanukkah begins at sundown on Sunday,
Dec. 14, 2025 and lasts until sundown on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025.

What is Hanukkah?

Hanukkah, which is Hebrew for “dedication,” is the Festival of Lights.

It commemorates the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian Greek army,
and the subsequent miracle of rededicating the
Holy Temple in Jerusalem and restoring its menorah, or lamp.

Learn more from the Hanukkah Book
by Rabbi Dr. Shapira