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GENESIS / B’REISHEET / בראשית

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 Gen 12:1–17:27 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

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

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 Passover Day 2 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 Matt 15:10-20;
Mark 12:28-34
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

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
43 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

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 31:1-30 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
  יוֹם כִּפּוּר
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement 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

GENESIS / B’REISHEET / בראשית

NAME   DATE HEB. DATE TORAH HAFTARAH GOSPEL
1 בְּרֵאשִׁית
B’reisheet
In the Beginning 14 Oct 2023 29 Tishrei Gen 1:1–6:8 Isa 42:5–43:10 John 1:1–17
2 נֹחַ
Noach
Noah 21 Oct 2023 6 Cheshvan Gen 6:9–11:32 Isa 54:1–55:5 Luke 17:20-27
3 לֶךְ-לְךָ
Lech Lecha
Go Forth 28 Oct 2023 13 Cheshvan Gen 12:1–17:27 Isa 40:27–41:16 John 8:51-58
4 וַיֵּרָא
Vayera
And He Appeared 4 Nov 2023 20 Cheshvan Gen 18:1–22:24 2Kgs 4:1–37 Luke 17:28–37
5 חַיֵּי שָׂרָה
Chayei Sarah
The Life of Sarah 11 Nov 2023 27 Cheshvan Gen 23:1–25:18 1Kgs 1:1–31 John 4:3-14
6 תּוֹלְדֹת
Toldot
Generations 18 Nov 2023 5 Kislev Gen 25:19–28:9 Mal 1:1-2:7 Matt 10:21-38
7 וַיֵּצֵא
Vayetze
And He Went Out 25 Nov 2023 12 Kislev Gen 28:10–32:3 Hos 12:12–14:10 John 1:41-51
8 וַיִּשְׁלַח
VaYishlach
And He Sent Out 2 Dec 2023 19 Kislev Gen 32:3–36:43 Oba 1:1–21 Matt 2:13-23
9 וַיֵּשֶׁב
VaYeshev
And He Settled 9 Dec 2023 26 Kislev Gen 37:1–40:23 Amos 2:6–3:8 Matt 1:18-25
10 מִקֵּ֖ץ
Miketz
At the End 16 Dec 2023 4 Tivet 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 23 Dec 2023 11 Tevet Gen 44:18–47:27 Eze 37:15–28 Luke 24:30-48
12 וַיְחִי
Vayechi
And He Lived 30 Dec 2023 18 Tevet Gen 47:28–50:26 1Kgs 2:1–12 John 13:1-19

EXODUS / SHEMOT / שמות

NAME   DATE HEBREW DATE TORAH HAFTARAH GOSPEL
13 שְׁמוֹת
Sh'mot
Names 6 Jan 2024 25 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 13 Jan 2024 3 Shevat Exo. 6:2–9:35 Eze 28:25–29:21 Luke 11:14-22
15 בֹּא
Bo
Come! 20 Jan 2024 10 Shevat Exo. 10:1–13:16 Jer 46:13–28 John 19:31-37
16 בְּשַׁלַּח
Beshalach
When He Sent Out 27 Jan 2024 17 Shevat Exo. 13:17–17:16  Jdg 4:4–5:31 Matt 14:22-33
17 יִתְרוֹ
Yitro
Jethro 3 Feb 2024 24 Shevat Exo. 18:1–20:23 Isa 6:1–7:6
Isa 9:5–7
Matt 19:16-26
18 מִּשְׁפָּטִים
Mishpatim
Laws 10 Feb 2024 1 Adar I Exo. 21:1–24:18 Jer 34:8-22;
Jer 33:25-26
Matt 17:22-27
19 תְּרוּמָה
Terumah
Donation 17 Feb 2024 8 Adar I Exo. 25:1–27:19 1Kgs 5:12–6:13 Mark 12:35-44
20 תְּצַוֶּה
Tetzaveh
You Shall Command 24 Feb 2024 15 Adar I Exo. 27:20–30:10 Ezek 43:10-27 Mark 6:14-29
21 כִּי תִשָּׂא
Ki Tisa
When You Count 4 Mar 2024 22 Adar I Exo. 30:11–34:35 1Kngs 18:1-39 John 11:47-56
22 וַיַּקְהֵל
Vayak’hel
And He Assembled 9 Mar 2024 29 Adar I Exo. 35:1–38:20 1Kgs 7:40-50 (A)
1Kgs 7:13-26 (S)
Matt 17:22-27
23 פְקוּדֵי
Pekudei
Accountings 16 Mar 2024 6 Adar II Exo. 38:21-40:38 1Kgs 7:51-8:21 Luke 16:1-31

LEVITICUS / VAYIKRA / ויקרא

NAME   DATE HEBREW DATE TORAH HAFTARAH GOSPEL
24 וַיִּקְרָא
Vayikra
And He Called 23 Mar 2024 13 Adar II Lev. 1:1–6:7 Isa 43:21–44:23 Matt 5:23-30
25 צַו
Tzav
Command! 30 Apr 2024 20 Adar II Lev. 6:1–8:36 Jer 7:21-8:3;
9:23-24
Matt 17:9-13
26 שְּׁמִינִי
Sh’mini
Eighth 6 Apr 2024 27 Adar II Lev. 9:1–11:47 2Sam 6:1-7:17 Matt 3:11–17
27 תַזְרִיעַ
Tazria
She Bears Seed 13 Apr 2024 5 Nisan Lev. 12:1–13:59 2Kgs 4:42-5:19 Luke 22:1-13
28 מְּצֹרָע
Metzora
Leprous 20 Apr 2024 12 Nisan Lev 14:1-15:33 2Kngs 7:3-20 Matt 17:9–13
  פֶסַח֮
Pesach I
Passover Day1 23 Apr 2024 15 Nisan Exo 12:21-51 Josh 3:5-7; 5:2-6:1; 6:27 John 19:31–20:1
  Pesach II Passover Day 2 24 Apr 2024 16 Nisan Lev 22:26-23:44 2Kgs 23:1-9; 21-25 Mk. 16:1–8
  Pesach VII Passover Day 7 29 Apr 2024 21 Nisan Exo 13:17-15:26 2Sam 22:1-51 Jn 20:1–14
  Pesach VIII Passover Day 8 30 Apr 2024 22 Nisan Deut 14:22-16:17 Isa 10:32-12:6 Jn. 20:15–20
29 אַחֲרֵי מוֹת
Acharei Mot
After the Death 4 May 2024 26 Nisan Lev. 16:1–18:30 Ezek 22:1-19 Matt 15:10-20;
Mark 12:28-34
30 קְדֹשִׁים
K'doshim
Holy Ones 11 May 2024 3 Iyyar Lev 19:1-20:27 Amos 9:7-15 Matt 12:28–34
31 אֱמֹר
Emor
Speak! 18 May 2024 10 Iyyar Lev. 21:1–24:23 Eze 44:15–31 Mt. 26:59–66; 26:64
32 בְּהַר
B'har
On the Mount 25 May 2024 17 Iyyar Lev. 25:1–26:2 Jer 32:6-27 Luke 4:14-22
33 בְּחֻקֹּתַי
Bechukotai
In My Statutes 1 Jun 2024 24 Iyyar Lev 26:3-27:34 Jer 16:19-17:14 Matt 16:20-28

NUMBERS / BAMIDBAR / במדבר

NAME   DATE HEBREW DATE TORAH HAFTARAH GOSPEL
34 בְּמִדְבַּר
Bamidbar
In the Wilderness 8 Jun 2024 2 Sivan Num. 1:1–4:20 Hes 1:10–22 Matt 24:29-36
  שָׁבוּעוֹת‎
Shavu'ot I
Weeeks 12 Jun 2024◆ 6 Sivan Exo. 19:1–20:23
Eze 1:1–28, 3:12 Acts 2:1–21
  Shavu'ot II Weeks 13 Jun 2024 7 Sivan Deut 15:19-16:17 Hab 3:1-19 Acts 2:22–42
35 נָשֹׂא
Nasso
Count! 15 Jun 2024 9 Sivan Num. 4:21–7:89 Jdg 13:2–25 Luke 1:11–20
36 בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ
Beha’alotcha
When You Raise 22 Jun 2024 16 Sivan Num. 8:1–12:16 Zec 2:10–4:7 Matt 14:14–21
37 שְׁלַח-לְךָ
Shelach
Send Out! 29 Jun 2024 23 Sivan Num. 13:1–15:41 Josh 2:1–24 Matt 10:1-14
38 קֹרַח
Korach
Korach 6 Jul 2024 30 Sivan Num. 16:1–18:32 1Sam. 11:14–12:22 Matt 26:13-24
39 חֻקַּת
Chukat
Statute 13 Jul 2024 7 Tammuz Num. 19:1–22:1 Jdg 11:1-33 John 2:1-12
40 בָּלָק
Balak
Balak 20 Jul 2024 14 Tammuz Num. 22:2-25:9 Mic 5:6–6:8 Matt 21:1-11
41 פִּינְחָס
Pinchas
Phineas 27 Jul 2024 21 Tammuz Num. 25:10–30:1 Jer 1:1–2:3 John 2:13-22
42/ 43 מַּטּוֹת /  מַסְעֵי
Mattot / Massei
Tribes / Journeys 3 Aug 2024 28 Tammuz Num. 30:2–36:13
Isa 66:1-24 Mark 11:12-25

DEUTERONOMY / DEVARIM / דברים

NAME   DATE HEBREW DATE TORAH HAFTARAH GOSPEL
44 דְּבָרִים
Devarim
Words 10 Aug 2024 4 Av Deut. 1:1–3:22 Isa 1:1–27 Matt 24:1-22
45 וָאֶתְחַנַּן
Va’etchanan
And I Pleaded 17 Aug 2024 13 Av Deut. 3:23–7:11 Isa 40:1–26 Luke 3:2-15
46 עֵקֶב
Ekev
As a Consequence 24 Aug 2024 20 Av Deut. 7:12–11:25 Isa 49:14–51:3 Matt 16:13-20
47 רְאֵה
Re’eh
See! 31 Aug 2024 27 Av Deut. 11:26–16:17 Isa 54:11–55:5 John 6:35-51
48 שֹׁפְטִים
Shoftim
Judges 7 Sep 2024 4 Elul Deut. 16:18–21:9 Isa 51:12–52:12 John 14:9-20
49 כִּי-תֵצֵא
Ki Tetze
When You Go Out 14 Sep 2024 11 Elul Deut. 21:10–25:19 Isa 54:1–10 Matt 24:29-42
50 כִּי-תָבוֹא
Ki Tavo
When You Come In 21 Sep 2024 18 Elul Deut. 26:1–29:9 Isa 60:1–22 Matt 4:13-24
51/ 52 נִצָּבִים /  וַיֵּלֶךְ
Nitzavim / Vayelech
Standing /
And He Went
28 Sep 2024 25 Elul Deut. 29:9-30:20 Isa 61:10–63:9 John 12:41-50
BEGIN HEBREW YEAR 5785
  יוֹם תְּרוּעָה
Yom Teruah
or
רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה
Rosh Hashanah I
Day of the Shofar Sound or
Head of the Year
3 Oct 2024◆ 1 Tishrei Gen 21:1-34 1Sam. 1:1-2:10 Mt 24:29–36
  Rosh Hashanah II   4 Oct 2024 2 Tishrei Gen 22:1-24 Jer 31:1-19 Lk 1:39–55
53 הַאֲזִינוּ
Ha'azinu
Listen! 5 Oct 2024 3 Tishrei Deut. 32:1-52 2Sam 22:1–51 Matt 18:21–35
  יוֹם כִּפּוּר
Yom Kippur
Day of Atonement 12 Oct 2024◆ 10 Tishrei Lev. 16:1-34 Isa 57:14-58:14 Mt. 25:31–46
  סֻכּוֹת֮
Sukkot I
Booths 17 Oct 2024◆ 15 Tishrei Lev. 22:26-23:44 Zec 14:1-21 Lk. 2:1–20
  Sukkot II Booths 18 Oct 2024 16 Tishrei Lev. 22:26-23:44 1Kgs 8:2-21 Jn. 7:1–10
  שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה
Simchat Torah
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שְׁמִינִי עֲצֶרֶת‎
Shimini Atzeret
Rejoicing with/of the Torah
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Eighth [day of] Assembly
24 Oct 2024◆ 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 25 Oct 2023 23 Tishrei Deut. 33:1-34:12 Josh 1:1-18 Acts 1:1-14

 ◆ 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.

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:

Upcoming Hebrew Calendar Leap Years are 5787, 5790, 5793, 5795, 5798, 5801, 5803, 5806, and 5809.

Page revised on Wednesday, 05 October 2022

Page last updated on Tuesday, 22 August 2023 08:21 PM
(Updates are generally minor formatting or editorial changes.
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