ב ה JEWISH PHOTO ART CALENDAR 5775 2014-15 SHEMITAH YEAR
The Month of Elul Elul is an appropriate time to reflect on our actions and attitudes of the previous year, and resolve to correct our shortcomings. During Elul it is the Chabad custom to blow the Shofar after prayers to awaken our souls. Elul 26 First day, this year, for saying Selichot ( prayers for forgiveness ). The Selichot are said before dawn or early in the morning. Tishrei 1-2 Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah literally means, Head of the Year. Imagine the year as a body and Rosh Hashanah as its brain, containing all the switches for every day of the year. That s also why it is the Day of Judgment: Every moment of these 48 hours, our words and actions adjust the program for another day of the year. Over the period of ten days until Yom Kippur, the code can still be revised by revising our own hearts and lives. It is customary on Rosh Hashanah to eat foods symbolizing sweetness, blessings and abundance. We hear the sounding of the Shofar on both days of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 25 and 26 during the daytime. On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, we visit a body of water or pond containing live fish and recite the Tashlich prayers. Tishrei 4 Fast of GEDALIAH This fast day commemorates the tragic assassination of Gedaliah, a great Jewish leader during the Babylonian exile. Exiled to a distant land, speaking a foreign language, wearing strange clothes and doing unfamiliar business, at the end of the year we may feel estranged from our Father in Heaven. The shofar is the simple, earnest cry of the Jewish people, entreating our Father to allow us into the inner chambers of the palace. The cry pierces the heavens, the door opens wide and we are warmly welcomed inside for a new beginning. Photo by Michael Bukhman 2014 Outreach Publishing Corp., Brooklyn NY www.outreach770.com
September 2014 Elul 5774 - Tishrei 5775 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 ו אלול 6 Elul 2 ז אלול 7 Elul 3 4 אלול תשע ד-תשרי תשע ה 5 6 יא אלול 11 Elul י אלול 10 Elul ט אלול 9 Elul ח אלול 8 Elul 7 יב אלול 12 Elul 8 Labor Day יג אלול 13 Elul 9 יד אלול 14 Elul 10 טו אלול 15 Elul 11 טז אלול 16 Elul 12 Light candles at 7:04 p.m. יז אלול 17 Elul 13 כי תצא KI TEITZEI Avot: Chapter 2 Shabbat ends at 8:01 p.m. יח אלול 18 Elul כי תבוא KI TAVO Avot: Chapter 3 & 4 14 יט אלול 19 Elul 15 כ אלול 20 Elul 16 כא אלול 21 Elul 17 כב אלול 22 Elul 18 כג אלול 23 Elul 19 Light candles at 6:52 p.m. כד אלול 24 Elul 20 Shabbat ends at 7:49 p.m. כה אלול 25 Elul נצבים-וילך NETZAVIM-VAYEILECH Shabbat Selichot Avot: Chapter 5 & 6 21 כו אלול 26 Elul 22 כז אלול 27 Elul 23 כח אלול 28 Elul 24 כט אלול 29 Elul 25 א תשרי 1 Tishrei 26 Light candles at 6:40 p.m. ב תשרי 2 Tishrei 27 Shabbat ends at 7:37 p.m. ג תשרי 3 Tishrei 28 ד תשרי 4 Tishrei 29 ה תשרי 5 Tishrei 30 האזינו ו תשרי 6 Tishrei ערב ראש השנה Eve of Rosh Hashanah Eruv Tavshilin Light candles at 6:32 p.m. New Moon: 8:18 15 18 a.m. יום א דראש השנה First day of ROSH HASHANAH Light candles after 7:28 p.m. יום ב דראש השנה Second day of ROSH HASHANAH Light candles at 6:28 p.m. HA AZINU Shabbat Shuvah Shabbat ends at 7:25 p.m. צום גדלי FAST OF GEDALIAH Fast begins at 5:13 a.m. Fast ends at 7:15 p.m.
Tishrei 10 Yom Kippur Yom Kippur ( Day of Atonement ) is the holiest day in the Jewish Year. It us so holy that the soul is at one with G-d. When the soul is at one, all is forgiven. There s a catch: Nothing must interfere with that oneness. That s why, from Friday evening, Oct. 3rd, until Saturday night, Oct. 4, in addition to the prohibition of work just like Shabbat there are five other off-limits activities: Eating and drinking, anointing with perfumes or lotions, marital relations, washing (for pleasure) and wearing leather shoes. Tishrei 15-21 Sukkot The Sukkah, a temporary hut with a roof of leaves, branches or sticks, reminding us of G-d s Clouds of Glory which sheltered the Jewish People during their 40 years in the Sinai Desert. Sukkot is a joyous holiday. For seven days, we are once again the original People of Moses wandering in the wilderness, surrounded by the Clouds of Glory. Only now those clouds are the greenery of a festive hut called a Sukkah. All meals are eaten in the Sukkah, barring inclement weather. Tishrei 21 Hoshana Rabbah On Hoshana Rabbah, a verdict is issued above: How much rain will descend this year and where. As Earth s lawyers, we follow ancient customs to influence this decree. All the preceding night, we recite the Book of Deuteronomy and the Book of Psalms. In the morning, we circle the Torah-reading platform of the synagogue seven times, lulav and etrog in hand, while reciting the Hoshanot. Then, in an ancient rite of profound mystical significance, we beat five willow branches on the floor. Tishrei 22-23 Simchat Torah The joy of Sukkot expands for seven days and then bursts into Shemini Atzeret a day containing all the joy of the coming year. The second evening of Shemini Atzeret, we celebrate Simchat Torah: All the Scrolls of the Torah are carried from their ark around the bimah seven times, with dance and song. In some communities, this is done on the first night, as well. On the morning of the second day, every man and boy is called to the Torah, as we complete the yearly cycle of Torah reading, and begin immediately anew. Photo by Meir Pliskin
October 2014 Tishrei-Cheshvan 5775 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 תשרי-חשון תשע ה 4 י תשרי 10 Tishrei ט תשרי 9 Tishrei ח תשרי 8 Tishrei ז תשרי 7 Tishrei ערב יום כפור Eve of Yom Kippur Light candles at 6:17 p.m. יום כפור YOM KIPPUR Yizkor 5 יא תשרי 11 Tishrei 6 יב תשרי 12 Tishrei 7 יג תשרי 13 Tishrei 8 יד תשרי 14 Tishrei 9 טו תשרי 15 Tishrei 10 Fast begins at 6:31 p.m. טז תשרי 16 Tishrei 11 Yom Kippur ends at 7:13 p.m. יז תשרי 17 Tishrei ערב חג הסוכות Eve of Sukkot Eruv Tavshilin יום א דחג הסוכות First Day of SUKKOT יום ב דחג הסוכות Second Day of SUKKOT א דחול המועד סוכות 1st Intermediate Day of Sukkot 12 יח תשרי 18 Tishrei 13 יט תשרי 19 Tishrei 14 כ תשרי 20 Tishrei 15 Light candles at 6:09 p.m. כא תשרי 21 Tishrei 16 Light candles after 7:06 p.m. כב תשרי 22 Tishrei 17 Light candles at 6:05 p.m. כג תשרי 23 Tishrei 18 Shabbat ends at 7:02 p.m. כד תשרי 24 Tishrei 19 כה תשרי 25 Tishrei 20 כו תשרי 26 Tishrei 21 כז תשרי 27 Tishrei 22 כח תשרי 28 Tishrei 23 כט תשרי 29 Tishrei 24 ל תשרי 30 Tishrei ב דחול המועד סוכות 2nd Intermediate Day of Sukkot ג דחול המועד סוכות 3rd Intermediate Day of Sukkot ד דחול המועד סוכות 4th Intermediate Day of Sukkot הושענא רבה Hoshana Rabbah Eruv Tavshilin Light candles at 5:58 p.m. שמיני עצרת SHEMINI ATZERET Yizkor Light candles after 6:55 p.m. שמחת תורה SIMCHAT TORAH Light candles at 5:55 p.m. 25 בראשית BEREISHEET Blessing of New Month Isru Chag Shabbat ends at 6:52 p.m. א חשון 1 Cheshvan נח NOAH ראש חדש חשון ראש חדש חשון Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 26 ב חשון 2 Cheshvan 27 ג חשון 3 Cheshvan 28 ד חשון 4 Cheshvan 29 ה חשון 5 Cheshvan 30 New Moon: 9:02 16 18 p.n. ו חשון 6 Cheshvan 31 Light candles at 5:45 p.m. ז חשון 7 Cheshvan Shabbat ends at 6:43 p.m. Light candles at 5:36 p.m.
The Shemitah Year This year is known as a Shemitah Year, literally: to release. Shemitah is a biblical commandment given to the Jews before they entered the Land of Israel. As soon as the Jews settled in the Land of Israel, they began to count and observe seven-year cycles. Every cycle would culminate in a Sabbatical year, known as Shemitah. Giving the Land A Rest For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather in its produce, but in the seventh year, the land shall have a complete rest, a Sabbath to the Lord; you shall not sow your field, you shall not prune your vineyard, nor shall you reap the after growth of your harvest.. - Leviticus 25:3-6. During the Shemitah year, the residents of the Land of Israel must completely desist from cultivating their fields. They also relinquish personal ownership of their fields; whatever produce grows on its own is considered communal property, free for anyone to take. Faith in the AlMighty In the ancient Israeli agrarian-based culture, the Shemitah year proved to be a difficult challenge for the people s collective trust in the Creator, the One who bequeathed them the Land of Milk and Honey. And if you should say: What will we eat in the seventh year? We will not sow, and we will not gather in our produce! -- Leviticus 25:20 Yet, those who put their trust in G d are richly rewarded: I, [G d,] will command My blessing for you in the sixth year, and it will yield produce for three years. And you will sow in the eighth year, while still eating from the old crops. Until the ninth year, until the arrival of its crop, you will eat the old crop! -- Leviticus 25:21-22 As well as giving the people an opportunity to put their faith in G-d and see it fulfilled, the yearlong break from working the land also allowed them to collectively take a breather and focus on higher, more spiritual pursuits such as prayer, the learning of Torah, and acts of goodness and kindness. Photo by Zalmy Berkowitz
November 2014 Cheshvan-Kislev 5775 חשון-כסלו תשע ה SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 ח חשון 8 Cheshvan לך לך LECH LECHA 2 ט חשון 9 Cheshvan Standard Time begins 3 י חשון 10 Cheshvan 4 יא חשון 11 Cheshvan 5 יב חשון 12 Cheshvan 6 יג חשון 13 Cheshvan 7 יד חשון 14 Cheshvan 8 Shabbat ends at 6:34 p.m. טו חשון 15 Cheshvan וירא VAYEIRA 9 טז חשון 16 Cheshvan 10 יז חשון 17 Cheshvan 11 יח חשון 18 Cheshvan 12 יט חשון 19 Cheshvan 13 כ חשון 20 Cheshvan 14 Light candles at 4:28 p.m. כא חשון 21 Cheshvan 15 Shabbat ends 5:27 p.m. כב חשון 22 Cheshvan 16 כג חשון 23 Cheshvan 17 כד חשון 24 Cheshvan 18 Veterans Day כה חשון 25 Cheshvan 19 כו חשון 26 Cheshvan 20 כז חשון 27 Cheshvan 21 Light candles at 4:21 p.m. כח חשון 28 Cheshvan 22 חיי שרה CHAYEI SARAH Shabbat ends at 5:21 p.m. כט חשון 29 Cheshvan תולדות TOLDOT Blessing of New Month 23 א כסלו 1 Kislev ראש חדש כסלו Rosh Chodesh Kislev 24 ב כסלו 2 Kislev 25 ג כסלו 3 Kislev 26 ד כסלו 4 Kislev 27 ה כסלו 5 Kislev 28 Light candles at 4:16 p.m. ו כסלו 6 Kislev 29 Shabbat ends at 5:17 p.m. New Moon: 9:46 17 18 a.m. ז כסלו 7 Kislev 30 ח כסלו 8 Kislev Thanksgiving Day Light candles at 4:12 p.m. ויצא VAYEITZEI Shabbat ends at 5:14 p.m.
Kislev 19 Rabbi Dov-Ber, the Maggid of Mezeritch, passed away. He was the successor of the Baal Shem Tov. Release from Czarist imprisonment in Petersburg, in 1798, of his youngest disciple, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liozhna (later of Liadi), founder of Chabad-Lubavitch. Celebrated throughout the world as the New Year of Chassidism. How to Celebrate Chanukah Kindle the Chanukah Menorah on each of the eight nights of Chanukah. For the dates and times see the calendar below. Use olive oil or paraffin candles large enough to burn until half an hour after nightfall for the lights of the Menorah. Use a Shamesh (service candle) to kindle the lights, and place it in its special place on the Menorah. For the number of lights and the order of kindling see the calendar below. Before kindling recite the blessings, and after kindling recite Hanairos hallolu... See the calendar below for which blessings to say. All members of the family should be present at the kindling of the Chanukah lights. Have all young boys kindle their own Chanukah Menorahs and all young girls light their own Shabbat candles. Students and singles who live in a dormitory or in their own apartments, should kindle Menorahs in their own rooms. Chanukah lights are kindled in the front window or by a doorway. On Friday afternoon the Chanukah lights (which will burn until a half-hour after nightfall) are kindled before the Shabbat candles are lit. From the time the Shabbat candles are lit until Shabbat ends and the Havdalah (separation between Shabbat and weekday) prayer is recited the Chanukah Menorah should not be relit, moved or prepared. After this time the Chanukah lights for Saturday night are kindled. Photo by Boruch Ezagui
December 2014 Kislev-Tevet 5775 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ט כסלו י כסלו יא כסלו יב כסלו יג כסלו יד כסלו 9 Kislev 10 Kislev 11 Kislev 12 Kislev 13 Kislev 14 Kislev 1 2 3 4 5 כסלו-טבת תשע ה 6 7 טו כסלו 15 Kislev 8 טז כסלו 16 Kislev 9 יז כסלו 17 Kislev 10 יח כסלו 18 Kislev 11 Start to say Tal Umator in Maariv Thursday night. יט כסלו 19 Kislev 12 Light candles at 4:11 p.m. כ כסלו 20 Kislev 13 וישלח VAYISHLACH Shabbat ends at 5:14 p.m. כא כסלו 21 Kislev וישב VAYEISHEV 14 כב כסלו 22 Kislev 15 כג כסלו 23 Kislev 16 כד כסלו 24 Kislev Nightfall during Chunukah is at 5:06 p.m. 17 כה כסלו 25 Kislev CHANUKAH 18 כו כסלו 26 Kislev CHANUKAH 19 Light candles at 4:11 p.m. כז כסלו 27 Kislev CHANUKAH 20 Shabbat ends 5:14 p.m. כח כסלו 28 Kislev CHANUKAH After Shabbat Ends and Havdallah is Recited Blessings 1 & 2 21 כט כסלו 29 Kislev CHANUKAH 22 ל כסלו 30 Kislev CHANUKAH Rosh Chodesh Tevet After Nightfall Blessings 1 2 & 3 23 5 1 א טבת 1 Tevet CHANUKAH Rosh Chodesh Tevet After Nightfall Blessings 1 & 2 24 1 2 ב טבת 2 Tevet CHANUKAH After Nightfall Blessings 1 & 2 25 1 2 3 ג טבת 3 Tevet Before Shabbat Candle Ligting Blessings 1 & 2 26 1 2 3 4 Light candles at 4:13 p.m. ד טבת 4 Tevet 27 1 2 3 4 5 מקץ - MIKEITZ Blessing of New Month Shabbat ends at 5:17 p.m. ה טבת 5 Tevet After Nightfall Blessings 1 & 2 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 New Moon: 10:31 p.m. ו טבת 6 Tevet After Nightfall Blessings 1 & 2 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ז טבת 7 Tevet After Nightfall Blessings 1 & 2 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ח טבת 8 Tevet 31 ויגש VAYIGASH ט טבת 9 Tevet Light candles at 4:17 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:21 p.m.
Tevet 10 Anniversary of start of siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, resulting in destruction of First Temple (422 BCE). Commemorated since then as a public fast day. Tevet 20 RaMBaM (Maimonides), Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (1145-1205), passed away in Cairo, Egypt, and was buried in Tiberias, Israel. Outstanding codifier, commentator, philosopher, physician to Sultan Saladin, and leader of Egyptian Jewry, his brilliant works are studied to this day. It was said of him: From Moses to Moses (i.e. the RaMBaM), there was none like Moses! The Lubavitcher Rebbe has urged all Jews to study daily his Mishneh Torah, authoritative code of Jewish law, or at least the briefer Sefer HaMitzvos. Tevet 24 Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, first leader of Chabad-Lubavitch, passed away. Shevat 10 Rabbi Shalom Sharabi, brilliant and saintly Yemenite Kabbalist, whose works are much revered, passed away. Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, sixth leader of the Chabad- Lubavitch movement, passed away. He is renowned for his devoted efforts in strengthening Judaism in USSR, USA and many other lands. He brought the Chabad movement to America. This day also marks the beginning of the leadership by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. If you will observe the kindling of the Shabbat lights, you will merit to see the lights of the redemption of the Jewish people. --Yalkut Behaloscho Photo by Michael Bukhman
January 2015 Tevet-Shevat 5775 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 טבת-שבט תשע ה 3 יב טבת 12 Tevet יא טבת 11 Tevet י טבת 10 Tevet 4 יג טבת 13 Tevet 5 יד טבת 14 Tevet 6 טו טבת 15 Tevet 7 טז טבת 16 Tevet 8 תענית עשרה בטבת FAST OF TEVET 10 Fast begins at 5:37 a.m. Fast ends at 5:15 p.m. יז טבת 17 Tevet 9 Light candles at 4:22 p.m. יח טבת 18 Tevet 10 ויחי VAYECHI Shabbat ends at 5:26 p.m. יט טבת 19 Tevet 11 כ טבת 20 Tevet 12 כא טבת 21 Tevet 13 כב טבת 22 Tevet 14 כג טבת 23 Tevet 15 כד טבת 24 Tevet 16 Light candles at 4:29 p.m. כה טבת 25 Tevet 17 שמות SHEMOT Shabbat ends 5:33 p.m. כו טבת 26 Tevet 18 כז טבת 27 Tevet 19 כח טבת 28 Tevet 20 כט טבת 29 Tevet 21 א שבט 1 Shevat 22 ב שבט 2 Shevat 23 Light candles at 4:36 p.m. ג שבט 3 Shevat 24 וארא VA EIRA Blessing of New Month Shabbat ends at 5:40p.m. ד שבט 4 Shevat 25 ה שבט 5 Shevat 26 Dr. M. L. King Jr. Day ו שבט 6 Shevat 27 New Moon: 11:15 1 18 a.m. ז שבט 7 Shevat 28 ח שבט 8 Shevat 29 ט שבט 9 Shevat 30 י שבט 10 Shevat 31 בא BO יא שבט 11 Shevat ראש חדש שבט Rosh Chodesh Shevat Light candles at 4:45 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:47 p.m. Light candles at 4:53 p.m. בשלח BESHALACH Shabbat Shirah Shabbat ends at 5:55 p.m.
Shevat 15 New Year for trees, when the earliest-blooming trees begin to bud in Israel. It is customary to partake of fruits, especially those for which the Land of Israel is praised in Scriptures. The seven species of Israel are wheat, barley, grape (wine), fig, pomegranate, olive (oil), and date (honey). Many people have the custom of eating carob on this day while others eat jam or preserves from the etrog fruit left over from Sukkot. The kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria, the Arizal, would eat 15 fruits on the 15th of this month. Shevat 22 Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. The Seven Species: The Torah praised the Land of Israel with Seven Species, Wheat, Barley, Grapes, Figs, Pomogranates, Olives and Dates. G-d is bringing you into a land of wheat, barley, grape-vines, figs, and pomegranates; a land of oil-olives and honey. --Deut. 8:7-8 Only these species were allowed tro be brought as offerings in the Holy Temple. Photo by Yanky Ascher
February 2015 Shevat-Adar 5775 1 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY יב שבט 12 Shevat 2 יג שבט 13 Shevat 3 יד שבט 14 Shevat 4 5 6 שבט-אדר תשע ה טו שבט 15 Shevat 7 יח שבט 18 Shevat יז שבט 17 Shevat טז שבט 16 Shevat 8 יט שבט 19 Shevat 9 כ שבט 20 Shevat 10 כא שבט 21 Shevat 11 ראש השנה לאילנות New Year for Trees כב שבט 22 Shevat 12 כג שבט 23 Shevat 13 Light candles at 5:02 p.m. כד שבט 24 Shevat 14 יתרו YITRO Shabbat ends at 6:03 p.m. כה שבט 25 Shevat משפטים MISHPATIM Shekalim Blessing of New Month 15 כו שבט 26 Shevat 16 כז שבט 27 Shevat 17 כח שבט 28 Shevat 18 כט שבט 29 Shevat 19 ל שבט 30 Shevat 20 Light candles at 5:10 p.m. א אדר 1 Adar 21 Shabbat ends 6:11 p.m. ב אדר 2 Adar 22 ג אדר 3 Adar 23 Presidents Day ד אדר 4 Adar 24 ה אדר 5 Adar 25 New Moon: 11:59 2 18 p.m. ו אדר 6 Adar 26 ז אדר 7 Adar 27 ח אדר 8 Adar ראש חדש אדר Rosh Chodesh Adar ראש חדש אדר Rosh Chodesh Adar Light candles at 5:19 p.m. 28 תרומה TERUMAH Shabbat ends at 6:19 p.m. ט אדר 9 Adar תצוה TETZAVEH Parshat Zachor Light candles at 5:27 p.m. Shabbat ends at 6:27 p.m.
How to Celebrate Purim The Fast of Esther To commemorate the day of prayer and fasting which the Jews held before their victory, we fast before Purim, on Mar. 4. Machatzit Hashekel It is a tradition to give 3 half-dollar coins to charity to commemorate the half-shekel given by each Jew in the time of the Holy Temple. This mitzvah, usually performed in the synagogue, should be done on Mar. 4 or Mar. 5, according to your custom. Listen to the Megillah To relive the miraculous events of Purim, we listen to the reading of the Megillah (the Scroll of Esther) on Wednesday night, Mar. 4, and again on Thursday, Mar. 5, during the daytime. Send Gifts of Food On Purim we emphasize the importance of Jewish unity and friendship by sending gifts of food to friends. Send a gift of at least two kinds of ready-to-eat foods (for example, pastry, fruit, beverage) to at least one friend on Mar. 5, during the daytime. Give Gifts to the Needy Concern for the needy is a year-round responsibility for the Jew. On Purim, particularly, it is a special mitzvah to remember the poor. Give charity to at least two, but preferably more, needy individuals on Mar. 5, during the daytime. The mitzvah is best fulfilled by giving directly to the needy. If, however, you cannot find poor people, place at least several coins into pushkas (charity boxes). Even small children should fulfill this mitzvah. Eat the Festive Meal As on all festivals, we celebrate Purim with a special festive meal on Mar. 5, during the daytime, when family and friends gather together to rejoice in the Purim spirit. Photo by Michael Bukhman
March 2015 Adar-Nissan 5775 1 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY י אדר 10 Adar 2 יא אדר 11 Adar 3 יב אדר 12 Adar 4 5 6 אדר-ניסן תשע ה יג אדר 13 Adar 7 טז אדר 16 Adar טו אדר 15 Adar יד אדר 14 Adar 8 יז אדר 17 Adar Daylight Saving Time begins 9 יח אדר 18 Adar 10 יט אדר 19 Adar 11 תענית אסתר FAST OF ESTHER Fast begins at 4:50 a.m. Fast ends at 6:22 p.m. כ אדר 20 Adar 12 פורים PURIM כא אדר 21 Adar 13 שושן פורים SHUSHAN PURIM Light candles at 5:35 p.m. כב אדר 22 Adar 14 כי תשא KI TISA Shabbat ends at 6:34 p.m. כג אדר 23 Adar ויקהל-פקודי VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI Parshat Parah Blessing of the New Month 15 כד אדר 24 Adar 16 כה אדר 25 Adar 17 כו אדר 26 Adar 18 כז אדר 27 Adar 19 כח אדר 28 Adar 20 Light candles at 6:42 p.m. כט אדר 29 Adar 21 Shabbat ends 7:42 p.m. א ניסן 1 Nissan 22 ב ניסן 2 Nissan 23 ג ניסן 3 Nissan 24 ד ניסן 4 Nissan 25 ה ניסן 5 Nissan 26 ו ניסן 6 Nissan 27 Light candles at 6:50 p.m. New Moon: 12:43 3 18 p.m. ז ניסן 7 Nissan 28 ויקרא VAYIKRA ראש חדש ניסן Parshat Hachodesh Shabbat ends at 7:49 p.m. ח ניסן 8 Nissan צו TZAV Shabbat Hagadol 29 ט ניסן 9 Nissan 30 י ניסן 10 Nissan 31 יא ניסן 11 Nissan Light candles at 6:57 p.m. Shabbat ends at 7:57 p.m.
How to Celebrate Passover Chometz is any food or drink made from wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt or their derivatives, which is forbidden on Passover because it is leavened or fermented. If a food contains even a trace of chometz, we don t eat it, we don t sell it and we make sure not to have any of it in our possession all the days of Passover. How to Prepare 1. Store away all the chometz both food and utensils used throughout the year (and not koshered for Passover). 2. Clean your entire house and office to purge it of all crumbs and small pieces of food. 3. Since the kitchen has been used the whole year long for chometz, it s going to need some work to prepare it for Passover use. Contact us for details. 4. Shop for Passover being careful to buy foods that are only kosher-for-passover. 5. Search and burn and/or sell your chometz before Passover. Contact us for details. Nissan 15-16 Seder Nights The first two nights of Passover, we conduct a Seder a festive, yet solemn event. Nissan 22 Last Day of Passover The eighth day of Passover is traditionally associated with our fervent hope for the coming of Moshiach. Photo by Michoel Ogince
April 2015 Nissan-Iyar 5775 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 יב ניסן 12 Nissan 2 יג ניסן 13 Nissan 3 ניסן-אייר תשע ה יד ניסן 14 Nissan Eve of Passover First Seder 4 טו ניסן 15 Nissan Second Seder 5 טז ניסן 16 Nissan Sefirah 1 6 יז ניסן 17 Nissan Sefirah 2 7 יח ניסן 18 Nissan Sefirah 3 8 יט ניסן 19 Nissan Sefirah 4 9 כ ניסן 20 Nissan Sefirah 5 10 כא ניסן 21 Nissan Sefirah 6 11 יום א דחג הפסח כב ניסן 22 Nissan Sefirah 7 בדיקת חמץ Search for chometz at 7:54 p.m. Eat chometz until 10:47 a.m. Burn chometz until 11:46 a.m. Light candles at 7:04 p.m. First day of PASSOVER Light candles after 8:05 p.m. In evening count sefirah 1 12 19 כג ניסן 23 Nissan Sefirah 8 ל ניסן 30 Nissan Sefirah 15 13 20 כד ניסן 24 Nissan Sefirah 9 א אייר 1 Iyar Sefirah 16 14 21 כה ניסן 25 Nissan Sefirah 10 ב אייר 2 Iyar Sefirah 17 15 22 כו ניסן 26 Nissan Sefirah 11 ג אייר 3 Iyar Sefirah 18 16 23 כז ניסן 27 Nissan Sefirah 12 ד אייר 4 Iyar Sefirah 19 17 24 כח ניסן 28 Nissan Sefirah 13 ה אייר 5 Iyar Sefirah 20 18 25 יום ח דחג הפסח כט ניסן 29 Nissan Sefirah 14 ו אייר 6 Iyar Sefirah 21 יום ז דחג הפסח ד דחול המועד פסח ג דחול המועד פסח ב דחול המועד פסח א דחול המועד פסח יום ב דחג הפסח 4th intermediate day 8th day of PASSOVER Second day of PASSOVER 1st intermediate day 2nd intermediate day 3rd intermediate day of PASSOVER 7th day of PASSOVER Yizkor Yom Tov ends at 8:06 p.m. of PASSOVER of PASSOVER of PASSOVER Light candles at 7:11 p.m. Light candles at 7:12 p.m. Passover ends at 8:13 p.m. In evening count sefirah 2 In evening count sefirah 3 In evening count sefirah 4 In evening count sefirah 5 In evening count sefirah 6 In evening count sefirah 7 In evening count sefirah 8 Eruv Tavshilin אסרו חג Isru Chag שמיני SHEMINI Blessing of the new month Avot: chapter 1 Light candles at 7:19 p.m. Shabbat ends 8:21 p.m. In evening count sefirah 9 In evening count sefirah 10 In evening count sefirah 11 In evening count sefirah 12 In evening count sefirah 13 In evening count sefirah 14 In evening count sefirah 15 26 In evening count sefirah 16 New Moon: 1:27 4 18 a.m. ז אייר 7 Iyar Sefirah 22 27 ח אייר 8 Iyar Sefirah 23 28 ט אייר 9 Iyar Sefirah 24 29 י אייר 10 Iyar Sefirah 25 30 תזריע-מצורע TAZRIA-METZORAH Avot: chapter 2 Rosh Chodesh Iyar Light candles at 7:26 p.m. Shabbat ends at 8:29 p.m. In evening count sefirah 17 In evening count sefirah 18 In evening count sefirah 19 In evening count sefirah 20 In evening count sefirah 21 In evening count sefirah 22 יא אייר 11 Iyar Sefirah 26 ראש חדש אייר ראש חדש אייר Rosh Chodesh Iyar G-D Bless Israel! In evening count sefirah 23 In evening count sefirah 24 In evening count sefirah 25 In evening count sefirah 26 In evening count sefirah 27
Iyar 18 - Lag B Omer Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Mishnaic Sage and author of the Zohar, principle work of Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), passed away. Having fulfilled his mission in this world, he asked that the anniversary be celebrated as a happy day. Iyar 28 Samuel the Prophet, last Judge (ruler) of Israel before the first king, Saul, was anointed, passed away at the age of 52 (880 BCE), and was mourned by the whole nation. He is buried near Jerusalem. Sivan 6-7 Shavuot, a Major Festival Shavuot is a major festival, celebrating an event so important, the world would be an entirely different place without it. 3,325 years ago on this day, the entire Jewish nation stood at the foot of Mount Sinai and the transmission of Torah began from heaven to earth. Shavuot Observances On the morning of May 15, every man, woman and child should attend services to hear the story of the Ten Commandments read from a Torah scroll. It is especially important for children to be there, since they served as our guarantors the first time the Torah was given. Before the main meat meal on the first day of Shavuot, the tradition is to eat a festive dairy meal (not hard cheese). Cheese cake is a big hit. Photo by Michael Bukhman
May 2015 Iyar-Sivan 5775 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 אייר-סיון תשע ה 2 יג אייר 13 Iyar יב אייר 12 Iyar Sefirah 27 Sefirah 28 3 יד אייר 14 Iyar Sefirah 29 4 טו אייר 15 Iyar Sefirah 30 5 טז אייר 16 Iyar Sefirah 31 6 יז אייר 17 Iyar Sefirah 32 7 יח אייר 18 Iyar Sefirah 33 8 Light candles at 7:34 p.m. In evening count sefirah 28 יט אייר 19 Iyar Sefirah 34 9 אחרי-קדושים ACHAREI-KEDOSHIM Avot: chapter 3 Shabbat end at 8:37 p.m. In evening count sefirah 29 כ אייר 20 Iyar Sefirah 35 10 כא אייר 21 Iyar Sefirah 36 11 כב אייר 22 Iyar Sefirah 37 12 כג אייר 23 Iyar Sefirah 38 13 כד אייר 24 Iyar Sefirah 39 14 כה אייר 25 Iyar Sefirah 40 15 כו אייר 26 Iyar Sefirah 41 16 אמר כז אייר 27 Iyar Sefirah 42 לג בעומר LAG B OMER פסח שני Pesach Sheni Light candles at 7:41 p.m. In evening count sefirah 30 In evening count sefirah 31 In evening count sefirah 32 In evening count sefirah 33 In evening count sefirah 34 In evening count sefirah 35 EMOR Avot: chapter 4 Shabbat ends at 8:46 p.m. In evening count sefirah 36 17 כח אייר 28 Iyar Sefirah 43 18 כט אייר 29 Iyar Sefirah 44 19 א סיון 1 Sivan Sefirah 45 20 ב סיון 2 Sivan Sefirah 46 21 ג סיון 3 Sivan Sefirah 47 22 ד סיון 4 Sivan Sefirah 48 בהר-בחקותי BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI Blessing of the new month Avot: chapter 5 Light candles at 7:48 p.m. Shabbat ends at 8:54 p.m. In evening count sefirah 37 In evening count sefirah 38 In evening count sefirah 39 In evening count sefirah 40 In evening count sefirah 41 In evening count sefirah 42 In evening count sefirah 43 23 ה סיון 5 Sivan Sefirah 49 24 In evening count sefirah 44 ו סיון 6 Sivan יום א דחג השבועות Shavuot 25 In evening count sefirah 45 New Moon: 2:11 5 18 p.m. ז סיון 7 Sivan 26 Rosh Chodesh Sivan Light candles at 7:54 p.m. In evening count sefirah 46 In evening count sefirah 47 In evening count sefirah 48 In evening count sefirah 49 ח סיון 8 Sivan 27 ט סיון 9 Sivan 28 י סיון 10 Sivan 29 יא סיון 11 Sivan 30 במדבר BAMIDBAR Avot: chapter 6 יב סיון 12 Sivan ראש חדש סיון Light candles after 9:01 p.m. 31 Light candles after 7:56 p.m. יום ב דחג השבועות SHAVUOT Yizkor יג סיון 13 Sivan Shavuot ends at 9:03 p.m. Memorial Day Light candles at 8:00 p.m. נשא NASO Avot: chapter 1 Shabbat ends at 9:08 p.m.
Tammuz 3 Passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in 1994. The Rebbe s leadership continues to inspire us. He has taught us that with every good deed we do we bring the world one step closer to perfection. Indeed, every kind word we speak, and even our positive thoughts, have a potent beneficial effect. By remembering the Rebbe s vision and by connecting to his purpose, we can hasten the unfolding of the final Redemption, and a better life for all humankind. Tammuz 4 Passing of Rabbeinu Tam, Rabbi Yaakov ben Meir of Romereau in 1171, known as Rabbeinu Tam, he was a grandson of Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, 1040-1105), and one of the primary authors of the Tosaphot commentary on the Talmud; the Bet-Din (rabbinical court) he headed was regarded as the leading Torah authority of his generation. Tammuz 9 Babylonians breached the wall of Jerusalem, 422 BCE (Kings II 25). The Jerusalem Talmud says that the breach actually occurred on Tammuz 17, but so absorbed were the Jews in their troubles that they forgot the exact date. Tammuz 17 This day is observed as one of the five public fast days. It begins the Three Weeks a period of national mourning for the destruction of the two Temples, during which we celebrate no weddings and schedule no festivities. Photo by Meir Pliskin
June 2015 Sivan-Tammuz 5775 סיון-תמוז תשע ה SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 יד סיון 14 Sivan 2 טו סיון 15 Sivan 3 4 5 6 יט סיון 19 Sivan יח סיון 18 Sivan יז סיון 17 Sivan טז סיון 16 Sivan בהעלותך BEHAALOTECHA Avot: chapter 2 7 כ סיון 20 Sivan 8 כא סיון 21 Sivan 9 כב סיון 22 Sivan 10 כג סיון 23 Sivan 11 כד סיון 24 Sivan 12 Light candles at 8:05 p.m. כה סיון 25 Sivan 13 Shabbat ends at 9:14 p.m. כו סיון 26 Sivan שלח SHELACH Blessing of New Month Avot: chapter 3 14 כז סיון 27 Sivan 15 כח סיון 28 Sivan 16 כט סיון 29 Sivan 17 ל סיון 30 Sivan 18 א תמוז 1 Tammuz 19 Light candles at 8:09 p.m. ב תמוז 2 Tammuz 20 Shabbat ends 9:18 p.m. ג תמוז 3 Tammuz 21 ד תמוז 4 Tammuz 22 ה תמוז 5 Tammuz 23 ו תמוז 6 Tammuz 24 ז תמוז 7 Tammuz 25 ח תמוז 8 Tammuz 26 ט תמוז 9 Tammuz 27 י תמוז 10 Tammuz ראש חדש תמוז Rosh Chodesh Tammuz New Moon: 2:55 6 18 a.m. ראש חדש תמוז Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Light candles at 8:12 p.m. קרח KORACH Avot: chapter 4 Shabbat ends at 9:20 p.m. חקת CHUKAT Avot: chapter 5 28 יא תמוז 11 Tammuz 29 יב תמוז 12 Tammuz 30 יג תמוז 13 Tammuz Light candles at 8:13 p.m. Shabbat ends at 9:21 p.m.
Av 9 Tisha B Av Saddest day in the Jewish calendar. A 25-hour fast from sunset of the previous evening. Anniversary of the Divine decree that the Jewish People remain in the desert for 40 years. Anniversary of the destruction (by Babylonians under Nebuchadnezar) of the First Temple, and (by Romans under Titus) of the Second Temple (70 CE). Capture by Romans of Beitar, last Jewish fortress to hold out in the Bar Kochba rebellion. Jerusalem was ploughed up and turned into a non-jewish city Aelia Capitolina. In 1492, Av 9 was the last day by which all Jews who would not be baptized had to leave Spain. World War I also began on Av 9. It brought in its wake the Russian Revolution and the conditions which gave rise to Nazism and the Holocaust. Av 15 End of the 40-year decree upon the Jewish People to remain in the desert. Reconciliation of the tribe of Benjamin with the other tribes of Israel. Removal of guards stationed by Jeroboam ben Nevat to prevent pilgrimages of the Ten Tribes of Israel to the Temple in Jerusalem. Permission granted by Romans to bury the dead of Beitar after 14 years. There were no greater holidays to the Jewish People than Av 15 and Yom Kippur. Photo by Meir Perelstein
July 2015 Tammuz-Menachem Av 5775 תמוז-מנחם אב תשע ה SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 יז תמוז 17 Tammuz טז תמוז 16 Tammuz טו תמוז 15 Tammuz יד תמוז 14 Tammuz בלק BALAK Avot: chapter 6 5 יח תמוז 18 Tammuz 6 יט תמוז 19 Tammuz 7 כ תמוז 20 Tammuz 8 כא תמוז 21 Tammuz 9 כב תמוז 22 Tammuz 10 Light candles at 8:12 p.m. כג תמוז 23 Tammuz 11 Shabbat ends at 9:20 p.m. Independence Day כד תמוז 24 Tammuz תענית יז תמוז Fast of Tammuz 17 Fast begins at 3:29 a.m. פינחס PINCHAS Blessing of New Month Avot: chapter 1 12 Fast ends at 9:08 p.m. כה תמוז 25 Tammuz 13 כו תמוז 26 Tammuz 14 כז תמוז 27 Tammuz 15 כח תמוז 28 Tammuz 16 כט תמוז 29 Tammuz 17 Light candles at 8:10 p.m. א אב 1 Av 18 Shabbat ends 9:17 p.m. ב אב 2 Av מטות-מסעי ראש חדש אב Rosh Chodesh Av MATOT-MASSEI Avot: chapter 2 19 ג אב 3 Av 20 ד אב 4 Av 21 ה אב 5 Av 22 ו אב 6 Av 23 New Moon: 3:39 7 18 p.m. ז אב 7 Av 24 Light candles at 8:06 p.m. ח אב 8 Av 25 Shabbat ends at 9:12 p.m. ט אב 9 Av דברים Devarim Avot: chapter 3 Fast begins at 8:22 p.m. 26 י אב 10 Av 27 יא אב 11 Av 28 יב אב 12 Av 29 יג אב 13 Av 30 יד אב 14 Av 31 Light candles at 8:01 p.m. טו אב 15 Av Shabbat ends at 9:05 p.m. תענית ט אב FASTםOF 9TH OF AV Fast ends at 8:53 p.m. חמשה עשר באב Fifteenth of Av Light candles at 7:54 p.m.
Av 20 Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, renowned scholar, kabbalist and father of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, passed away. The Month of Elul One of the major accusations often leveled at the CEO of the universe is inaccessibility. These charges are entirely unfounded. G-d is everywhere, and from there He awaits your call. And just to prove it, one month before Rosh Hashanah, He devotes an entire month to being as approachable as an Al-mighty Creator can get. Think of it as though the big boss took a stroll through the cubicles, happily chatting with anyone who approaches, giving each his full attention and a warm smile. That is what our sages mean when they call Elul the Month of Divine Compassion. During these days, you can repair all that went amiss from the entire year with study, with charity and good deeds, with meditation and prayer. That is also why we blow the Shofar every day of this month (except Shabbat), as a wake-up call to prepare for the magnificent days to come. We also have our Mezuzos and Tefillin checked during this month. Photo by Michael Bukhman
August 2015 Menachem Av-Elul 5775 מנחם אב-אלול תשע ה SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 טז אב 16 Av ואתחנן VA ETCHANAN Shabbat Nachamu Avot: chapter 4 Shabbat ends at 8:57 p.m. 2 יז אב 17 Av 3 יח אב 18 Av 4 יט אב 19 Av 5 כ אב 20 Av 6 כא אב 21 Av 7 כב אב 22 Av 8 כג אב 23 Av עקב EIKEV Blessing of New Month Avot: chapter 5 9 כד אב 24 Av 10 כה אב 25 Av 11 כו אב 26 Av 12 כז אב 27 Av 13 כח אב 28 Av 14 Light candles at 7:46 p.m. כט אב 29 Av 15 Shabbat ends 8:48 p.m. ל אב 30 Av 16 א אלול 1 Elul 17 ב אלול 2 Elul 18 ג אלול 3 Elul 19 ד אלול 4 Elul 20 ה אלול 5 Elul 21 Light candles at 7:37 p.m. ו אלול 6 Elul 22 ראה RE EH ראש חדש אלול Avot: chapter 6 Shabbat ends at 8:38 p.m. New Moon: 4:23 8 18 a.m. ז אלול 7 Elul 23 ראש חדש אלול Rosh Chodesh Elul ח אלול 8 Elul 24 ט אלול 9 Elul 25 י אלול 10 Elul 26 יא אלול 11 Elul 27 יב אלול 12 Elul 28 Light candles at 7:28 p.m. יג אלול 13 Elul 29 שופטים SHOFTIM Avot: chapter 1 Shabbat ends at 8:27 p.m. יד אלול 14 Elul טו אלול 30 31 טז אלול 15 Elul 16 Elul Light candles at 7:17 p.m. כי תצא KI TEITZEI Avot: chapter 2 Shabbat ends at 8:15 p.m.
Tishrei 1-2 Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana ( Head of the Year ), the Jewish New Year, is celebrated as a two day holiday. On both days of Rosh Hashana we hear during the daytime the sounding of at least the first thirty of the prescribed blasts of the Shofar, the ram s horn. FAST OF Gedaliah Gedaliah was a righteous Jewish governor appointed by the Babylonian conquerors after they destroyed the First Temple. When he was assassinated, our people s plight hit an extreme low. In commemoration, we neither eat nor drink on Sept. 16, from approximately two hours before sunrise until 40 minutes after sunset. Tishrei 10 Yom Kippur Yom Kippur ( Day of Atonement ) is the holiest day in the Jewish year. In addition to the prohibition of work as on the Sabbath, there are five activities specifically prohibited on Yom Kippur, from Tuesday evening, Sept. 22, until Wednesday night, Sept. 23: eating and drinking, anointing oneself with perfumes or lotions, marital relations, washing (for pleasure), wearing leather shoes. Photo by Michael Bukhman
September 2015 Elul 5775-Tishrei 5776 אלול תשע ה-תשרי תשע ו SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 יז אלול 17 Elul 2 יח אלול 18 Elul 3 4 5 כא אלול 21 Elul כ אלול 20 Elul יט אלול 19 Elul כי תבוא KI TAVO Shabbat Selichot Avot: chapter 3 & 4 6 כב אלול 22 Elul 7 כג אלול 23 Elul 8 כד אלול 24 Elul 9 כה אלול 25 Elul 10 כו אלול 26 Elul 11 Light candles at at 7:06 p.m. כז אלול 27 Elul 12 Shabbat ends at 8:03 p.m. כח אלול 28 Elul נצבים NITZAVIM Avot: chapter 5 & 6 13 כט אלול 29 Elul 14 Labor Day א תשרי 1 Tishrei 15 ב תשרי 2 Tishrei 16 ג תשרי 3 Tishrei 17 ד תשרי 4 Tishrei 18 Light candles at at 6:54 p.m. ה תשרי 5 Tishrei 19 Shabbat ends at 7:51 p.m. ו תשרי 6 Tishrei 20 ערב ראש השנה Eve of Rosh Hashanah Light candles at 6:51 p.m. New Moon: 11:07 9 18 p.m. ז תשרי 7 Tishrei 21 יום א דראש השנה First day of ROSH HASHANAH Light candles after 7:48 p.m. ח תשרי 8 Tishrei 22 יום ב דראש השנה Second day of ROSH HASHANAH Rosh Hashanah ends at 7:46 p.m. ט תשרי 9 Tishrei 23 צום גדלי FAST OF GEDALIA Fast begins at 5:00 a.m. Fast ends at 7:36 p.m. י תשרי 10 Tishrei 24 יא תשרי 11 Tishrei 25 Light candles at 6:42 p.m. יב תשרי 12 Tishrei 26 וילך VAYELECH Shabbat Shuva Shabbat ends at 7:39 p.m. יג תשרי 13 Tishrei 27 יד תשרי 14 Tishrei ערב חג הסוכות Eve of Sukkot Light candles at 6:27 p.m. 28 טו תשרי 15 Tishrei יום א דחג הסוכות First Day of SUKKOT Light candles after 7:24 p.m. 29 ערב יום כפור Eve of Yom Kippur Light candles at 6:36 p.m. Fast begins at 6:58 p.m. טז תשרי 16 Tishrei יום ב דחג הסוכות Second Day of SUKKOT Yom Tov ends at 7:22 p.m. 30 יום כפור YOM KIPPUR Yizkor Yom Kippur ends at 7:32 p.m. האזינו HA AZINU יז תשרי 17 Tishrei א דחול המועד סוכות 1st Intermediate Day of Sukkot Light candles at 6:30 p.m. Shabbat ends at 7:27 p.m. Next Year at a Glance: 5776/2015-2016 *Sept. 14-15 Rosh Hashanah 5776 Sept. 16 Fast of Gedaliah *Sept. 23 Yom Kippur *Sept. 28 - Oct. 6* Sukkot Dec. 7-14 Chanukah Dec. 22 Fast of Tevet 10 Mar. 23 Fast of Esther *March 24 Purim *April 23-30 Passover *May 26 Lag B Omer *June 12-13 Shavuot July 24 Fast of Tammuz 17 *Aug 14 Fast of Av 9 *Oct. 3-4 Rosh Hashanah 5777 *Begins the previous evening
SUNDAY TIMES ARE SHOWN FOR CITY, ST OCToBER 2015 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 1 THURSDAY 18 Tishrei 2nd intermediate day of SUKKOT 2 FRIDAY 19 Tishrei 3rd intermediate day of SUKKOT Light candles at6:19 p.m. 3 SATURDAY 20 Tishrei 4th intermediate day of SUKKOT Shabbat ends at 7:16 p.m. 1 SUNDAY 19 Cheshvan 2 MONDAY 20 Cheshvan 3 TUESDAY 21 Cheshvan 4 WEDNESDAY 22 Cheshvan 5 THURSDAY 23 Cheshvan 6 FRIDAY 24 Cheshvan Light candles at 4:29 p.m. 7 SATURDAY 25 Cheshvan Chayei Sarah Blessing of the new month Shabbat ends at 5:28 p.m. 4 21 Tishrei 5 22 Tishrei 6 23 Tishrei 7 24 Tishrei 8 25 Tishrei 9 26 Tishrei 10 27 Tishrei 8 27 Cheshvan 9 26 Cheshvan 10 28 Cheshvan 11 29 Cheshvan 12 30 Cheshvan 13 1 Kislev 14 2 Kislev Hoshana Rabbah Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah Light Candles at 6:16 p.m. Light Candles at 7:12 p.m. Yom Tov Ends at 7:11 p.m. Isru Chag Light candles at 6:07 p.m. BEREISHIT Blessing of the new month Shabbat ends at 7:04 p.m. Rosh Chodesh Kislev Rosh Chodesh Kislev Light candles at 4:22 p.m. Toldot Shabbat ends at 5:22 p.m. 11 28 Tishrei 12 29 Tishrei 13 30 Tishrei 14 1 Cheshvan 15 2 Cheshvan 16 3 Cheshvan 17 4 Cheshvan 15 3 Kislev 16 4 Kislev 17 5 Kislev 18 6 Kislev 19 7 Kislev 20 8 Kislev 21 9 Kislev Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Light candles at 5:57 p.m. NOACH Shabbat ends at 6:54 p.m. Light candles at 4:17 p.m. Vayetzei Shabbat ends at 5:18 p.m. 18 5 Cheshvan 19 6 Cheshvan 20 7 Cheshvan 21 8 Cheshvan 22 9 Cheshvan 23 10 Cheshvan 24 11 Cheshvan 22 10 Kislev 23 11 Kislev 24 12 Kislev 25 13 Kislev 26 14 Kislev 27 15 Kislev 28 16 Kislev Light candles at 5:46 p.m. LECH-LECHA Shabbat ends at 6:44 p.m. Light candles at 4:13 p.m. Shabbat ends at 5:15 p.m. 25 12 Cheshvan 26 13 Cheshvan 27 14 Cheshvan 28 15 Cheshvan 29 16 Cheshvan 30 17 Cheshvan Light candles at 5:37 p.m. 31 18 Cheshvan VAYEIRA Shabbat ends at 6:36 p.m. 29 17 Kislev 30 18 Kislev TIMES ARE SHOWN FOR CITY, ST NOVEMBER 2015 SUNDAY TIMES ARE SHOWN FOR CITY, ST DECEMBER 2015 MONDAY 1 TUESDAY 19 Kislev 2 WEDNESDAY 20 Kislev 3 THURSDAY 21 Kislev 4 FRIDAY 22 Kislev Light candles at 4:11 p.m. 5 SATURDAY 23 Kislev VAYEISHEV Blessing of the new month Shabbat ends at 5:14 p.m. 6 24 Kislev 7 25 Kislev 8 26 Kislev 9 27 Kislev 10 28 Kislev 11 29 Kislev 12 30 Kislev CHANUKAH CHANUKAH CHANUKAH CHANUKAH CHANUKAH Light candles at 4:11 p.m. CHANUKAH MIKEITZ Rosh Chodesh Tevet Shabbat ends at 5:14 p.m. 13 1 Tevet 14 2 Tevet 15 3 Tevet 16 4 Tevet 17 5 Tevet 18 6 Tevet 19 7 Tevet CHANUKAH Rosh Chodesh Tevet CHANUKAH Rosh Chodesh Tevet Light candles at 4:13 p.m. VAYIGASH Shabbat ends at 5:16 p.m. 20 8 Tevet 21 9 Tevet 22 10 Tevet 23 11 Tevet 24 12 Tevet 25 13 Tevet 26 14 Tevet FAST OF 10 TEVET Fast begins at 5:33 p.m. Fast ends at 5:08 p.m. Light candles at 4:16 p.m. VAYECHI Shabbat ends at 5:20 p.m. 27 15 Tevet 28 16 Tevet 29 17 Tevet 30 18 Tevet 31 19 Tevet