When Does Hanukkah Begin 2024. Observances, study, faqs, videos, and music for all minor and major jewish holidays, festivals and fast days. Candles are lit during each day of this religious festival to commemorate the hanukkah miracle — an event where the olive oil in the second temple’s menorah burned for eight days, although there was only enough oil for the candles to burn for one day.
When is hanukkah in 2024? 1, 2025, and the holiday concludes the following day, jan.