Torah Calendar
15-28 Sivan, 5783
June 4-17, 2023
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Attributes of the month of Sivan: Ruling permutation of the letters of HAVAYAH: YOD VAV KEH KEH, contained in the initial Hebrew letters of Yedotav U-letzela Hamiskan Hasheinit - "...for its tenons and for the second side of the tabernacle..." (Exodus 26:19-20). The month's corresponding letter is: ZAYIN; Human attribute: MOTION; Body Part: LEFT FOOT; Tribe: ZEVULUN; Constellation: TE-OMIM (Gemini, the Twins).
Thursday night-Friday June 8-9 / 20 Sivan
The violent massacres of Jews in France and Germany by the Crusaders reached their climax on this day in 1171, and likewise the Chmielnitzki massacres in Poland-Ukraine reached their climax in 1648-9. Thereafter the Polish communities observed an annual commemorative fast on this day with the recital of special Selichot.
Friday night-Saturday 9-10 June / 21 Sivan
Israel: Shabbat
Parshat SHELACH
LECHA
Torah Reading: Numbers 13:1-15:41 giving the account of the journey of the
12 Spies to the Land of Israel and the sin of the people in accepting the slanderous
report of the 10 sinful spies. Haftara: Joshua
2:1-24.
Diaspora: Shabbat
Parshat BEHA'ALOSCHA
Torah Reading: Numbers 8:1-12:16
describing the Sanctuary Menorah and
narrating how the Israelites began their
journey in the Wilderness; Haftara: Zechariah
2:14-4:7 describing Zechariah's vision
of the heavenly Menorah.
Tuesday night-Wednesday June 13-14 / 25 Sivan
Under the Roman occupation of Israel, three of the ten Harugey Malchut, Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, Rabbi Yishmael the High Priest and Rabbi Chaninah, the deputy High Priest, were martyred on this day.
Friday night-Saturday
June 16-17 / 28 Sivan
Shabbat Mevorachin TAMMUZ
Israel: Shabbat
Parshat KORACH
Torah Reading: Numbers 16:1-18:32 telling of Korach's conspiracy against Moses
and Aaron and giving the laws of the priestly and Levitical gifts. Haftara: I
Samuel 11:14-12:22
Diaspora
Shabbat Parshat SHELACH
LECHA:
Torah Reading: Numbers 13:1-15:41 giving the account of the journey of the
12 Spies to the Land of Israel and the sin of the people in accepting the slanderous
report of the 10 sinful spies. Haftara: Joshua
2:1-24
After the Torah reading we bless the coming month of Tammuz. The Molad (junction of the sun and the moon) will be on Sunday June 18 at 3:36 (& 15 chalakim) p.m. Rosh Chodesh is two days, on Sunday night-Monday-Tuesday June 18-20.
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