

Human: What dates are Hanukkah? I'm trying to understand the general framework of the holiday.

Assistant: You’re referring to Hanukkah, which is a Jewish holiday that’s celebrated each year during December and is one of the High Holy days.  I don’t believe I know of a solid definition of “general framework of the holiday”, but there are some basic elements to it.  

It’s always celebrated on a specific day of the week, usually on the 25th day of the month Kislev (the month corresponding to November-December), though other days may be used in exceptional circumstances.  The Jewish day begins at sunset.  Generally, it’s not celebrated on other days of the week.  On Hanukkah, a candle is lit every night for each night of the holiday.  It’s not a holiday of fasting.


Human: What dates are Hanukkah? I'm trying to understand the general framework of the holiday.

Assistant: According to Wikipedia, Hanukkah starts in the evening of the 25th of the Jewish month Kislev (usually in December), and lasts for eight days.
What dates are Hanukkah? I'm trying to understand the general framework of the holiday.
You’re referring to Hanukkah, which is a Jewish holiday that’s celebrated each year during December and is one of the High Holy days.  I don’t believe I know of a solid definition of “general framework of the holiday”, but there are some basic elements to it.  

It’s always celebrated on a specific day of the week, usually on the 25th day of the month Kislev (the month corresponding to November-December), though other days may be used in exceptional circumstances.  The Jewish day begins at sunset.  Generally, it’s not celebrated on other days of the week.  On Hanukkah, a candle is lit every night for each night of the holiday.  It’s not a holiday of fasting.
According to Wikipedia, Hanukkah starts in the evening of the 25th of the Jewish month Kislev (usually in December), and lasts for eight days.