Hanukkah 2025 Australia Flag. Chanukah candle lighting dates for 2025 (5785) light 1st candle: Menorah (hanukkiah) the hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, is designed to evoke the menorah that stood in the temple 2,000 years ago.

25, 2025, which is when the first candle is lit. When does hanukkah start in 2025?