Chanukah 2024. You can see why it gets confused as a jewish version of christmas—the dates are very. When and for how long is.
Chanukah (hanukkah) 2024 starts at nightfall on december 25, 2024 and ends with nightfall on january 2, 2025 , beginning on the hebrew calendar date of 25 kislev , and lasting for eight days. Chanukah for hebrew year 5785 began on wednesday, 25 december 2024 and ends at nightfall on thursday, 2 january 2025.