1 Sivan (May 31) Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5 Sivan (June 3-4) Shabbat Naso (in Israel, outside of Israel Parshat Bamidbar), Torah Reading: Numbers 4:21-7:89; Haftarah: Judges 13:2-25; Pirkei Avot: Chapter 6 6 Sivan (June 4-5) Shavuot, festival celebrating the revelation of the Torah at Mt.Sinai. Shavuot also celebrates the Harvest, […]
Jewish meditation
1 Iyar (May 2) — Second day Rosh Chodesh2 Iyar (May 3) Tiferet sh’b’tiferet – Birthday of the Rebbe MaHaRash, the fourth Lubavitcher Rebbe; yahrzeit of Chasidic masters Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk and Rabbi Shmuel-Shelke of Nicholsburg3 Iyar (May 4) — Memorial Day for Israel’s fallen soldiers4 Iyar (May 5) — Independence Day – The seventy fourth […]
Mystical Month of Iyar
1 Nissan (April 1-2) – Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Nissan – “Day of Ten Crowns”. Shabbat Tazriya, Shabbat Hachodesh.Torah Reading: Lev. 12:1-13:59, Num.28:9-15, Ex.12:1-20, Haftora: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18First opportunity for the Blessing on blossoming fruit trees (see Siddur – special sheet on this blessing available from Ascent upon request) 8 Nissan (Apr.8-9) Shabbat Metsorah, […]