Jewish Calendar Friday, 25 Kislev, 5784 December 8, 2023 - Shabbat, 26 Kislev, 5784 December 9, 2023
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Jewish Calendar Friday, 25 Kislev, 5784 December 8, 2023 - Shabbat, 26 Kislev, 5784 December 9, 2023 Chanukah Day 1 Menorah Lighting Light 2 lights on the Menorah before 3:55 PM Candle Lighting Light Shabbat Candles at 3:55 PM Torah Reading Chanukah 1: Numbers 7:1-17 Jewish History Cain Kills Abel (3720 BCE) The first murder in history occurred on the 25th of Kislev in the year 41 from creation (3720 BCE), when Adam and Eve's eldest son, Cain, killed his younger brother, Abel, as recounted in the 4th chapter of Genesis. Link: Cain and Abel: The Story of the First Sibling Rivalry Why Did Cain Kill Abel Mishkan completed (1312 BCE) The vessels, tapestries, wall sections and other components of the Mishkan (the portable sanctuary or "Tabernacle" built under Moses' direction to house the Divine Presence during the Israelites' journeys through the desert) were completed on the 25th of Kislev in the year 2449 from creation (1312 BCE). The Mishkan was not assembled,