When Is Hanukkah In 2024. Chanukah for hebrew year 5785 begins at sundown on wednesday, 25 december 2024 and ends at nightfall on thursday, 2 january 2025. Purim celebrates the deliverance of the jewish people from the wicked haman in the days of queen esther of persia.

The date of hanukkah is based on the jewish calendar. Hanukkah begins the evening of wednesday, dec.