When Is Hanukkah 2024 Start. Chanukah for hebrew year 5785 begins at sundown on wednesday, 25 december 2024 and ends at nightfall on thursday, 2 january 2025. Hanukkah means “dedication” and is a holiday that honors and celebrates one of the first.
25, 2024, which is when the first candle is lit. The menorah is lit after shabbat ends and the havdalah is recited.