We will be celebrating the beginning of the weekly Shabbat and the first night of Chanukah with the lighting of the weekly and festival candles, praying and worshipping together, and enjoying a meal. This is part of the celebrations planned during this eight-day holiday that Yeshua (Jesus) celebrated, as recorded in John 10:22–39.
Chanukah or Hannukah is Hebrew for “dedication.” It is an eight-day festival celebrated among God’s people from the second century B.C. before Messiah Yeshua (Christ Jesus). It commemorates the rededication of the God’s temple in Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) in B.C. 165 after the Greek Seleucid king Antiochus IV desecrated it about nine years earlier during a campaign to stamp out the worship of the LORD in Israel.
Chanukah starts on the 25th day of the ninth month of Israel’s calendar. It falls in December or November, depending on the year. This year, Chanukah runs from sunset Dec. 4 to sunset Dec. 12, 2026.
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