“(WHEN IS) HANUKKAH THIS YEAR” – 1ST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH

Hanukkah is always the same day in the Hebrew calendar – the 25th day of the month of Kislev.

But since that’s a lunar calendar, it never falls on the same day in the Gregorian one. So figuring out when to wish our Jewish friends a Happy Hanukkah is often a challenge.

In 2024, Hanukkah begins on the night of December 25 – tonight if you read this when it’s posted. And it’ll run all the way into the first two days of January.

This song, by the alternate rock band Mêlée, captures the calendar confusion as well as the joy of a festival that celebrates lighting the way in the darkness.

Happy Hanukkah!