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GENESIS / B’REISHEET / בראשית |
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| NAME | DATE | HEB. DATE | TORAH | HAFTARAH | GOSPEL | ||
| 1 | בְּרֵאשִׁית B’reisheet |
In the Beginning | 22 Oct 2022 | 27 Tishrei | Gen 1:1–6:8 | Isa 42:5–43:10 | John 1:1–17 |
| 2 | נֹחַ Noach |
Noah | 29 Oct 2022 | 4 Cheshvan | Gen 6:9–11:32 | Isa 54:1–55:5 | Luke 17:20-27 |
| 3 | לֶךְ-לְךָ Lech Lecha |
Go Forth | 5 Nov 2022 | 11 Cheshvan | Isa 40:27–41:16 | John 8:51-58 | |
| 4 | וַיֵּרָא
Vayera |
And He Appeared | 12 Nov 2022 | 18 Cheshvan | Gen 18:1–22:24 | 2Kgs 4:1–37 | Luke 17:28–37 |
| 5 | חַיֵּי שָׂרָה Chayei Sarah |
The Life of Sarah | 19 Nov 2022 | 25 Cheshvan | Gen 23:1–25:18 | 1Kgs 1:1–31 | John 4:3-14 |
| 6 | תּוֹלְדֹת Toldot |
Generations | 26 Nov 2022 | 2 Kislev | Gen 25:19–28:9 | Mal 1:1-2:7 | Matt 10:21-38 |
| 7 | וַיֵּצֵא Vayetze |
And He Went Out | 3 Dec 2022 | 9 Kislev | Gen 28:10–32:3 | Hos 12:12–14:10 | John 1:41-51 |
| 8 | וַיִּשְׁלַח VaYishlach |
And He Sent Out | 10 Dec 2022 | 16 Kislev | Gen 32:3–36:43 | Oba 1:1–21 | Matt 2:13-23 |
| 9 | וַיֵּשֶׁב VaYeshev |
And He Settled | 17 Dec 2022 | 23 Kislev | Gen 37:1–40:23 | Amos 2:6–3:8 | Matt 1:18-25 |
| 10 | מִקֵּ֖ץ Miketz |
At the End | 24 Dec 2022 | 30 Kislev | Gen 41:1–44:17 | 1Kngs 3:15-4:1 (alt) Zec 2:10–4:7 |
Luke 24:13-29 |
| 11 | וַיִּגַּשׁ Vayigash |
And He Approached | 31 Dec 2022 | 7 Tevet | Gen 44:18–47:27 | Eze 37:15–28 | Luke 24:30-48 |
| 12 | וַיְחִי Vayechi |
And He Lived | 7 Jan 2023 | 14 Tevet | Gen 47:28–50:26 | 1Kgs 2:1–12 | John 13:1-19 |
EXODUS / SHEMOT / שמות |
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| NAME | DATE | HEBREW DATE | TORAH | HAFTARAH | GOSPEL | ||
| 13 | שְׁמוֹת Sh'mot |
Names | 14 Jan 2023 | 21 Tevet | Exo. 1:1–6:1 | Isa 27:6–28:13 Isa 29:22–23 |
Matt 2:1-12 |
| 14 | וָאֵרָא Va’era |
And I Appeared | 21 Jan 2023 | 28 Tevet | Exo. 6:2–9:35 | Eze 28:25–29:21 | Luke 11:14-22 |
| 15 | בֹּא Bo |
Come! | 28 Jan 2023 | 6 Shevat | Exo. 10:1–13:16 | Jer 46:13–28 | John 19:31-37 |
| 16 | בְּשַׁלַּח Beshalach |
When He Sent Out | 4 Feb 2023 | 13 Shevat | Exo. 13:17–17:16 | Jdg 4:4–5:31 | Matt 14:22-33 |
| 17 | יִתְרוֹ Yitro |
Jethro | 11 Feb 2023 | 20 Shevat | Exo. 18:1–20:23 | Isa 6:1–7:6 Isa 9:5–7 |
Matt 19:16-26 |
| 18 | מִּשְׁפָּטִים Mishpatim |
Laws | 18 Feb 2023 | 27 Shevat | Exo. 21:1–24:18 | Jer 34:8-22; Jer 33:25-26 |
Matt 17:22-27 |
| 19 | תְּרוּמָה Terumah |
Donation | 25 Feb 2023 | 4 Adar | Exo. 25:1–27:19 | 1Kgs 5:12–6:13 | Mark 12:35-44 |
| 20 | תְּצַוֶּה Tetzaveh |
You Shall Command | 4 Mar 2023 | 11 Adar | Exo. 27:20–30:10 | Ezek 43:10-27 | Mark 6:14-29 |
| 21 | כִּי תִשָּׂא Ki Tisa |
When You Count | 11 Mar 2023 | 18 Adar | Exo. 30:11–34:35 | 1Kngs 18:1-39 | John 11:47-56 |
| 22 | וַיַּקְהֵל Vayak’hel |
And He Assembled | 18 Mar 2023 | 25 Adar | Exo. 35:1–38:20 | 1Kgs 7:40-50 (A) 1Kgs 7:13-26 (S) |
Matt 17:22-27 |
| 23 | פְקוּדֵי Pekudei |
Accountings | 18 Mar 2023 | 25 Adar | Exo. 38:21-40:38 | 1Kgs 7:51-8:21 | Luke 16:1-31 |
LEVITICUS / VAYIKRA / ויקרא |
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| NAME | DATE | HEBREW DATE | TORAH | HAFTARAH | GOSPEL | ||
| 24 | וַיִּקְרָא Vayikra |
And He Called | 25 Mar 2023 | 3 Nisan | Lev. 1:1–6:7 | Isa 43:21–44:23 | Matt 5:23-30 |
| 25 | צַו Tzav |
Command! | 1 Apr 2023 | 10 Nisan | Lev. 6:1–8:36 | Jer 7:21-8:3; 9:23-24 |
Matt 17:9-13 |
| פֶסַח֮ Pesach I |
Passover Day1 | 6 Apr 2023 | 15 Nisan | Exo 12:21-51 | Josh 3:5-7; 5:2-6:1; 6:27 | John 19:31–20:1 | |
| Pesach II | 7 Apr 2023 | 16 Nisan | Lev 22:26-23:44 | 2Kgs 23:1-9; 21-25 | Mk. 16:1–8 | ||
| Pesach VII | Passover Day 7 | 12 Apr 2023 | 21 Nisan | Exo 13:17-15:26 | 2Sam 22:1-51 | Jn 20:1–14 | |
| Pesach VIII | Passover Day 8 | 33 Apr 2023 | 22 Nisan | Deut 14:22-16:17 | Isa 10:32-12:6 | Jn. 20:15–20 | |
| 26 | שְּׁמִינִי Sh’mini |
Eighth | 15 Apr 2023 | 24 Nisan | Lev. 9:1–11:47 | 2Sam 6:1-7:17 | Matt 3:11–17 |
| 27 | תַזְרִיעַ Tazria |
She Bears Seed | 22 Apr 2023 | 1 Iyyar | Lev. 12:1–13:59 | 2Kgs 4:42-5:19 | Luke 22:1-13 |
| 28 | מְּצֹרָע Metzora |
Leprous | 22 Apr 2023 | 1 Iyyar | Lev 14:1-15:33 | 2Kngs 7:3-20 | Matt 17:9–13 |
| 29 | אַחֲרֵי מוֹת Acharei Mot |
After the Death | 29 Apr 2023 | 8 Iyyar | Lev. 16:1–18:30 | Ezek 22:1-19 | Rom 3:19-28;9:30-10:13 |
| 30 | קְדֹשִׁים K'doshim |
Holy Ones | 29 Apr 2023 | 8 Iyyar | Lev 19:1-20:27 | Amos 9:7-15 | Matt 12:28–34 |
| 31 | אֱמֹר Emor |
Speak! | 6 May 2023 | 16 Iyyar | Lev. 21:1–24:23 | Eze 44:15–31 | Mt. 26:59–66; 26:64 |
| 32 | בְּהַר B'har |
On the Mount | 13 May 2023 | 22 Iyyar | Lev. 25:1–26:2 | Jer 32:6-27 | Luke 4:14-22 |
| 33 | בְּחֻקֹּתַי Bechukotai |
In My Statutes | 13 May 2022 | 22 Iyyar | Lev 26:3-27:34 | Jer 16:19-17:14 | Matt 16:20-28 |
NUMBERS / BAMIDBAR / במדבר |
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| NAME | DATE | HEBREW DATE | TORAH | HAFTARAH | GOSPEL | ||
| 34 | בְּמִדְבַּר Bamidbar |
In the Wilderness | 20 May 2023 | 29 Iyyar | Num. 1:1–4:20 | Hes 1:10–22 | Matt 24:29-36 |
| שָׁבוּעוֹת Shavu'ot I |
Weeeks | 26 May 2023◆ | 6 Sivan | Exo. 19:1–20:23 |
Eze 1:1–28, 3:12 | Acts 2:1–21 | |
| Shavu'ot II | Weeks | 27 May 2023 | 7 Sivan | Deut 15:19-16:17 | Hab 3:1-19 | Acts 2:22–42 | |
| 35 | נָשֹׂא Nasso |
Count! | 3 Jun 2023 | 14 Sivan | Num. 4:21–7:89 | Jdg 13:2–25 | Luke 1:11–20 |
| 36 | בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ Beha’alotcha |
When You Raise | 10 Jun 2023 | 19 Sivan 5782 | Num. 8:1–12:16 | Zec 2:10–4:7 | Matt 14:14–21 |
| 37 | שְׁלַח-לְךָ Shelach |
Send Out! | 17 Jun 2023 | 28 Sivan | Num. 13:1–15:41 | Josh 2:1–24 | Matt 10:1-14 |
| 38 | קֹרַח Korach |
Korach | 24 Jun 2023 | 5 Tammuz | Num. 16:1–18:32 | 1Sam. 11:14–12:22 | Matt 26:13-24 |
| 39 | חֻקַּת Chukat |
Statute | 1 Jul 2023 | 12 Tammuz | Num. 19:1–22:1 | Jdg 11:1-33 | John 2:1-12 |
| 40 | בָּלָק Balak |
Balak | 1 Jul 2023 | 12 Tammuz | Num. 22:2-25:9 | Mic 5:6–6:8 | Matt 21:1-11 |
| 41 | פִּינְחָס Pinchas |
Phineas | 8 Jul 2023 | 19 Tammuz | Num. 25:10–30:1 | Jer 1:1–2:3 | John 2:13-22 |
| 42 | מַּטּוֹת Mattot |
Tribes | 15 Jul 2023 | 26 Tammuz | Num. 30:2–32:42 |
Isa 66:1-24 | Mark 11:12-25 |
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מַסְעֵי Massei |
Journeys | 15 Jul 2023 | 26 Tammuz | Num 33:1-36:13 | Jer 2:4-28;3:4 | James 4:1-2 |
DEUTERONOMY / DEVARIM / דברים |
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| NAME | DATE | HEBREW DATE | TORAH | HAFTARAH | GOSPEL | ||
| 44 | דְּבָרִים Devarim |
Words | 22 Jul 2023 | 4 Av | Deut. 1:1–3:22 | Isa 1:1–27 | Matt 24:1-22 |
| 45 | וָאֶתְחַנַּן Va’etchanan |
And I Pleaded | 29 Jul 2023 | 11 Av | Deut. 3:23–7:11 | Isa 40:1–26 | Luke 3:2-15 |
| 46 | עֵקֶב Ekev |
As a Consequence | 5 Aug 2023 | 18 Av | Deut. 7:12–11:25 | Isa 49:14–51:3 | Matt 16:13-20 |
| 47 | רְאֵה Re’eh |
See! | 12 Aug 2023 | 25 Av | Deut. 11:26–16:17 | Isa 54:11–55:5 | John 6:35-51 |
| 48 | שֹׁפְטִים Shoftim |
Judges | 19 Aug 2023 | 2 Elul | Deut. 16:18–21:9 | Isa 51:12–52:12 | John 14:9-20 |
| 49 | כִּי-תֵצֵא Ki Tetze |
When You Go Out | 26 Aug 2023 | 9 Elul | Deut. 21:10–25:19 | Isa 54:1–10 | Matt 24:29-42 |
| 50 | כִּי-תָבוֹא Ki Tavo |
When You Come In | 2 Sep 2023 | 16 Elul | Deut. 26:1–29:9 | Isa 60:1–22 | Matt 4:13-24 |
| 51 | נִצָּבִים Nitzavim |
Standing | 9 Sep 2023 | 23 Elul | Deut. 29:9-30:20 | Isa 61:10–63:9 | John 12:41-50 |
| 52 | וַיֵּלֶךְ Vayelech |
And He Went | 9 Sep 2023 | 23 Elul | Deut 31:30 |
Hos 14:1-10; Mic 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27 |
Matt 18:21–35 |
| BEGIN HEBREW YEAR 5784 | |||||||
| יוֹם תְּרוּעָה Yom Teruah or רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה Rosh Hashanah I |
Day of the Shofar Sound or Head of the Year |
16 Sep 2023◆ | 1 Tishrei | Gen 21:1-34 | 1Sam. 1:1-2:10 | Mt 24:29–36 | |
| Rosh Hashanah II | 17 Sep 2023 | 2 Tishrei | Gen 22:1-24 | Jer 31:1-19 | Lk 1:39–55 | ||
| 53 | הַאֲזִינוּ Ha'azinu |
Listen! | 23 Sep 2023 | 8 Tishrei | Deut. 32:1-52 | 2Sam 22:1–51 | Matt 18:21–35 |
| Yom Kippur | 25 Sep 2023◆ | 10 Tishrei | Lev. 16:1-34 | Isa 57:14-58:14 | Mt. 25:31–46 | ||
| סֻכּוֹת֮ Sukkot I |
Booths | 30 Sep 2023◆ | 15 Tishrei | Lev. 22:26-23:44 | Zec 14:1-21 | Lk. 2:1–20 | |
| Sukkot II | Booths | 1 Oct 2023 | 16 Tishrei | Lev. 22:26-23:44 | 1Kgs 8:2-21 | Jn. 7:1–10 | |
| שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה Simchat Torah --------------- שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת Shimini Atzeret |
Rejoicing with/of the Torah --------------- Eighth [day of] Assembly | 7 Oct 2023◆ | 22 Tishrei |
Deut 14:22-16:17 Num. 29:35-30:1 |
1Kgs 8:54-66 | Lk. 2:21–32 | |
| 54 | וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה Vezot ha'Bracha |
And This Is the Blessing | 8 Oct 2023 | 23 Tishrei | Deut. 33:1-34:12 | Josh 1:1-18 | Acts 1:1-14 |
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◆ The custom in Orthodox Judaism is to double festival days outside of Isra'el. Rosh Hashanah is doubled both inside and outside of Isra'el. Simchat Torah and Shimini Atzeret are combined into one day on Tishrei 22 in Isra'el. * The Torah and Haftarah chapter/verse numberings are taken from the Hebrew bible and may vary slightly from some English translations. |
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The Jewish Calendar
By Konstantin Bikos (timeanddate.com/calendar/jewish-calendar.html, accessed 5 October 2022)
Jewish communities around the world use the Jewish or Hebrew calendar to determine the dates of religious observances and rituals. In Isra'el, it is also used for agricultural and civil purposes, alongside the Gregorian calendar.
Sun, Moon, and Holy Scripture
Jewish time reckoning is lunisolar, which means that the calendar keeps in sync with the natural cycles of both the Sun and the Moon. Featuring a body of complex regulations, exceptions, and mathematical rules, it is also designed to satisfy a number of requirements conveyed in the Jewish Holy Scripture.
The Hebrew calendar is a comparatively imprecise system in terms of reflecting the duration of a solar year, which is the time it takes Earth to complete a full orbit around the Sun. In comparison with the timing of the astronomical seasons, it is off by 1 day every 216 years.
Calendar Structure
Months in the Jewish Calendar Month Names Number of Days Nisan 30 Iyar 29 Sivan 30 Tammuz 29 Av 30 Elul 29 Tishrei 30 Marcheshvan
(Cheshvan)29 or 30 Kislev 30 or 29 Tevet 29 Shevat 30 Adar 29 A year in the Hebrew calendar can be 353, 354, 355, 383, 384, or 385 days long.
Regular common years have 12 months with a total of 354 days. Leap years have 13 months and are 384 days long. Months with uneven numbers usually have 30 days, while months with even numbers have 29 days.
In addition to these regular (kesidrah) year lengths, both common and leap years can be a day shorter (cheserah or deficient year with 353/383 days) or a day longer (shlemah or complete year with 355/385 days).
These alterations are designed to prevent Rosh Hashana and other holidays from falling on certain days of the week. In practice, a day is added to the 8th month (Marcheshvan) or subtracted from the 9th month (Kislev).
In civil contexts, a new year in the Jewish calendar begins on Rosh Hashana on Tishrei 1. However, for religious purposes, the year begins on Nisan 1.
Hebrew Leap Years
Calculating Hebrew Calendar Leap Years:
- During a Hebrew calendar leap year, an additional month of Adar (Adar II) is added.
- There are seven leap years in every 19 years.
- The 3rd, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 19th years of the 19-year Metonic cycle are leap years.
- 5783 is year number 7 of the cycle and is therefore not a leap year.
- The next leap year will be in 5784 — year number 8 of the cycle.
- A mnemonic for remembering the years corresponding to leap years is: "גוחאדז"ט". The Hebrew letters Gimmel, Vav, Chet, Aleph, Dalet, Zayin, and Tet are used to represent the Hebrew numerals, 3, 6, 8, 1, 4, 7, 9.
- Mathematically, it can be determined if a year is a leap year by determining whether ((7*year)+1) mod 19) is less than 7.
Upcoming Hebrew Calendar Leap Years are 5787, 5790, 5793, 5795, 5798, 5801, 5803, 5806, and 5809.
ANXIOUSLY WATCHING FOR MASHIACH’S RETURN,
SPEEDILY AND IN OUR DAY. MARANA, TA!
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