Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 1 Tevet, 5784 December 13, 2023
Jewish Calendar Wednesday, 1 Tevet, 5784 December 13, 2023 Chanukah Day 6 Rosh Chodesh Tevet Menorah Lighting Light 7 lights on the Menorah after 4:35 PM Torah Reading Chanukah 6 - Rosh Chodesh: Numbers 28:1-15 Chanukah 6 - Rosh Chodesh: Numbers 7:42-47 Jewish History Esther made Queen (362 BCE) "And Esther was taken to King Achashverosh, to his palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tevet, in the seventh year of his reign. And the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won his favor and kindness more than all the virgins; he placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in Vashti's stead" (Book of Esther 2:16-17). This set the stage for the miracle of Purim six years later, on the 13th and 14th of Adar of the year 3405 from creation (356 BCE). Link: What Is the Book of Esther? 7th Day of Chanukah Miracle (139 BCE) On the 25th of Kislev in the year 3622 from creation, the Maccabees liberated the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, after defea