Torah Calendar
12-25 Sivan, 5785
June 8-21, 2025
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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 Hamishkan 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: TEOMIM (Gemini, the Twins).
Monday night-Tuesday June 9-10 / 14 Sivan
Today is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Chayim of Volozhyn (1749-1821), outstanding student of the Gaon of Vilna.
Tuesday night-Wednesday June 10-11 / 15 Sivan
Yahrzeit of Yehudah (Judah) son of Jacob.
Friday night-Saturday June
13-14 / 18 Sivan
Shabbat BEHA'ALOTCHA
The Torah reading is Beha'alotcha, 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.
Sunday night-Monday June 15-16 / 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 1648-9 Chmielnitzki massacres in Poland-Ukraine reached their climax on the same date. Thereafter the Polish communities observed an annual commemorative fast on this day with the recital of special Selichot.
Friday night-Saturday June
20-21 / 25 Sivan
Shabbat SHELACH LECHA
SHABBAT MEVARCHIM TAMMUZ
The Torah Reading is Shelach Lecha, 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 Wednessday June 25 at 09:58 & 4 chalakim p.m. Rosh Chodesh is two days, on Wednesday night-Friday June 25-2 7.
Under the Roman occupation of Israel, three of the ten Harugey Malchut (martyrs) , Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, Rabbi Yishmael the High Priest and Rabbi Chaninah, the deputy High Priest, were put to death on this day.