When Is Hanukkah 2024 Starting This Year. 25 and run until jan. Hanukkah means “dedication” and is a holiday that honors and celebrates one.

Hanukkah, which means ‘dedication’ in hebrew, begins on the 25th of kislev on the hebrew calendar and usually falls in november or december. Hanukkah 2024 begins at sundown on wednesday, december 25 and ends the evening of thursday, january 2, 2025 (8 nights).