Send one (or more!) of these personalized "Happy Hanukkah" greetings to your loved ones this season
80 Ways to Say “Happy Hanukkah” to Loved Ones This Year
Updated on Sep. 25, 2024
How to say “Happy Hanukkah” in Hebrew
1. Chanukah Sameach! (Happy Hanukkah!)
2. Me’achel lecha Chanukah Sameach! (Wishing you a Happy Hanukkah!)
3. Or v’chag Sameach! (Light and Happy Holiday!)
4. Simcha v’Chanukah Sameach! (Joy and Happy Hanukkah!)
5. Chag shel orot Sameach! (Happy Festival of Lights!)
6. Brachot l’Chanukah! (Blessings for Hanukkah!)
7. Me’achel lecha or v’simcha! (Wishing you light and happiness!)
8. Chag Chanukah maleh simcha! (A Hanukkah full of joy!)
9. Sheyihiyeh lecha Chanukah Me’ir! (May you have a bright Hanukkah!)
10. Sheyihiyeh lecha Chag Chanukah Kasum! (May you have a magical Hanukkah!)
11. Moadim l’simcha! (May your times be happy!)
12. Gut yontif! (Good holiday!)
13. Ihoolim chamim l’Chanukah! (Warm wishes for Hanukkah!)
14. Sheyihiyeh lecha Chanukah muar v’sameach! (May you have a bright and happy Hanukkah!)
15. Me’achel lachem or Chanukah u’brachot! (Wishing you Hanukkah light and blessings!)
Happy Hanukkah greetings
16. Have a very happy Hanukkah.
17. Here’s to a happy Hanukkah for all.
18. Hope your Hanukkah is filled with love, laughter and latkes.
19. Sending you extra love and light this Hanukkah.
20. Warmest wishes for a happy Hanukkah.
21. May your Hanukkah be full of warmth, happiness and unforgettable memories.
22. Sending you blessings of peace, joy, and all things good this Hanukkah.
23. Wishing you eight nights of laughter, love and light. Happy Hanukkah!
24. May the lights of Hanukkah fill your home with hope, joy and love.
25. May the spirit of Hanukkah inspire you to always shine your light. Have a wonderful holiday!
26. Here’s to a Hanukkah filled with love, light and laughter. Happy Holidays!
27. May the Festival of Lights bring you peace, love and endless happiness.
28. Let the lights of Hanukkah guide you toward a future full of hope and love.
Happy Hanukkah wishes
29. Wishing you joy at Hanukkah.
30. May you have a warm and happy Hanukkah.
31. Wishing you a Festival of Lights filled with peace and prosperity.
32. Hoping Hanukkah is as full of love, vibrancy and light as you are.
33. Wishing you and your loved ones a very happy and joyous Hanukkah.
34. As you light the menorah candles, may you be reminded of the beautiful fact that miracles do exist.
35. Wishing you peace, love and light throughout this glorious Festival of Lights.
36. Hope your Hanukkah’s great times eight!
37. Hope your Hanukkah is a sweet one!
38. Here’s to a bright and meaningful Hanukkah ahead.
39. Wishing you a joyful and bright Hanukkah filled with love and light!
40. Wishing you and your loved ones a Hanukkah filled with blessings and joy.
41. Wishing you a Hanukkah filled with blessings, love and the beauty of family.
Happy Hanukkah blessings
42. May your home and heart be filled with extra love each night you light the menorah.
43. May your Hanukkah be filled with beautiful, everlasting memories—and lots of latkes!
44. Hoping you and your family have a Hanukkah filled with lots of happy, sweet memories to last a lifetime.
45. May the holiday light up your family’s lives with love.
46. May the Festival of Lights be filled with blessings, miracles and prosperity for you and your loved ones.
47. Hoping this Hanukkah brings you peace, comfort and joy.
48. As you light the menorah, may you experience the same brightness you bring to me every day.
49. May Hanukkah bring your family together.
50. May you know and experience the true magic of miracles that come with the holiday.
51. Wishing and hoping you’ll have a joyful holiday ahead.
52. May this Festival of Lights shine happiness and peace into your life. Happy Hanukkah!
53. Happy Hanukkah! May each candle you light bring you happiness and warmth.
54. Happy Hanukkah! May your days be bright and your nights filled with light.
55. May your Hanukkah be as bright and beautiful as the candles you light. Happy Hanukkah!
Funny happy Hanukkah messages
56. It’s time to get lit this holiday!
57. Peace, love and latkes
58. We’re chai on life this Hanukkah!
59. You can’t Maccabeats this Hanukkah feeling.
60. Let’s get Hanuk-krunk!
61. Oy to the world!
62. I love you a latke.
63. Wishing you a latke fun this Hanukkah.
64. Hope your Hanukkah is sweeter than sufganiyot.
65. Let it glow!
66. Wishing you lots of love, hugs…and gelt!
67. Here’s to winning every game of dreidel and eating the last latke!
68. Happy Hanukkah! May your candles burn bright and your latkes be extra crispy.
69. Wishing you a Hanukkah filled with fried food, dreidel victories and very few “oy veys!”
70. Happy Hanukkah! May your menorah burn bright and your smoke alarm stay silent.
Heartfelt happy Hanukkah greetings
71. This Hanukkah, please know how much you light up my life.
72. This holiday, I’m hoping you experience the same blessings and brightness I do just by having you in my life.
73. Light can be found in even the darkest times, and I hope you will remember how you brighten my life every time you light the menorah.
74. Wishing you a bright Festival of Lights followed by a lifetime of light ahead.
75. May the glow of the menorah guide you through even the darkest of days.
76. As you light the menorah, may you remember—and experience—the fact that life is filled with bright, miraculous moments.
77. In celebration of Hanukkah, may you continue to spread light and hope wherever you go.
78. May the lights of Hanukkah shine all year long.
79. This Hanukkah, I hope you feel the same infectious love and light that I do just by being your friend.
80. May your light, like the menorah, never dull.
Along with sharing these Hanukkah wishes and greetings, learn why Hanukkah falls on a different date every year.
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