Read on 10 April 2021 (28 Nisan 5781).

Parashat Shmini is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

• Yom HaShoah occurs on Thursday, Apr 8

• Candle lighting: 18:48 on Friday, Apr 9
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Shmini

Hebrews 8:1-6, Acts 10:9-11:35

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“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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Fri, 2 April 2021 = 20th of Nisan, 5781

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Pesach 2021 / פֶּסַח 5781

Pesach (Passover, the Feast of Unleavened Bread) for Hebrew Year 5781 began in the Diaspora on Saturday, 27 March 2021 and ends at nightfall on Sunday, 4 April 2021.

Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar, which is in spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and is celebrated for seven or eight days. It is one of the most widely observed Jewish holidays.

• Pesach VI (CH”M) occurs on Friday, Apr 2
• Candle lighting: 18:42 on Friday, Apr 2

• Pesach VII occurs on Saturday, Apr 3
• Havdalah: 19:37 on Saturday, Apr 3

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Shemini Shel Pesach | שמיני של פסח | “Eighth Day of Passover”

Torah: Deuteronomy 14:22 – 16:17

Prophets: Isaiah 10:32 – 12:6

Brit Hadasha: 

Brit Hadasha

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“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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Read in the Diaspora on 27 March 2021 (14 Nisan 5781).

Parashat Tzav is the 25th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Shabbat Times Ashdod, Israel

• Fast begins: 04:26 on Thursday, Mar 25
• Ta’anit Bechorot occurs on Thursday, Mar 25

Ta’anit Bechorot 2021 / תַּעֲנִית בְּכוֹרוֹת 5781

Ta’anit Bechorot (Fast of the First Born) for Hebrew Year 5781 ocurrs at dawn on Thursday, 25 March 2021.

Fast of the Firstborn (Hebrew: תענית בכורות, Ta’anit B’khorot or תענית בכורים, Ta’anit B’khorim); is a unique fast day in Judaism which usually falls on the day before Passover. Usually, the fast is broken at a siyum celebration (typically made at the conclusion of the morning services), which, according to prevailing custom, creates an atmosphere of rejoicing that overrides the requirement to continue the fast. Unlike most Jewish fast days, only firstborns are required to fast on the Fast of the Firstborn.

• Fast ends: 18:26 on Thursday, Mar 25
• Candle lighting: 18:38 on Friday, Mar 26
• Shabbat HaGadol (Shabbat before Pesach) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins at sundown on Friday, 26 March 2021 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 27 March 2021. Shabbat HaGadol (“Great Shabbat” שבת הגדול ) is the Shabbat immediately before Passover.
• Shabbat HaGadol occurs on Saturday, Mar 27

• Erev Pesach occurs on Saturday, Mar 27
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Tzav
• Candle lighting: 19:34 on Saturday, Mar 27
• Pesach I occurs on Sunday, Mar 28
• Havdalah: 19:35 on Sunday, Mar 28
• Pesach II (CH”M) occurs on Monday, Mar 29

Tsav | צו | “Command”

Torah: Leviticus 6:1 (6:8) – 8:36

Prophets: Jeremiah 7:21 – 8:3, 9:23(22) – 24(23); Malachi 3:4 – 4:6 (3:24)

Brit Hadasha: Mark 7:31 – 8:37, 12:28-34; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 10:14-23

(Please Review the Scriptures listed below the Photos)

“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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Read in the Diaspora on 20 March 2021 (7 Nisan 5781).

Parashat Vayikra is the 24th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Shabbat Times Beersheba, Israel

• Candle lighting: 17:33 on Friday, Mar 19
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Vayikra
• Havdalah: 18:28 on Saturday, Mar 20

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Vayikra | ויקרא | “He Called”

Torah: Leviticus 1:1 – 6:7 (5:26)

Prophets: 1 Samuel 15:2-34; Isaiah 43:21 – 44:23

Brit Hadasha: Mark 7:1-30; Romans 8:1-13; Hebrews 10:1-18, 13:10-16

(Please go to the selected readings below each photo)

“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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Shabbat Times Paran, Israel

• Candle lighting: 17:27 on Friday, Mar 12
• Shabbat HaChodesh occurs on Saturday, Mar 13
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
• Havdalah: 18:22 on Saturday, Mar 13
• Rosh Chodesh Nisan occurs on Sunday, Mar 14

Vayak’hel/Pekudei | ויקהל/פקודי | “He Gathered/Countings”

Torah: Exodus 35:1 – 40:38 

Prophets: 1 Kings 7:13 – 8:21; Ezekiel 45:16 – 46:18

Brit Hadasha: Mark 6:14-29; John 6:1-71; 2 Corinthians 9:1-15; Hebrews 9:1-14; Revelation 11:1-13; Revelation 15:5-8

(Please review the scriptures below each photo)

“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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Shabbat Times Gal’on, Israel

• Candle lighting: 17:23 on Friday, Mar 5
• Shabbat Parah occurs on Saturday, Mar 6
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Ki Tisa
• Havdalah: 18:18 on Saturday, Mar 6

Read in the Diaspora on 6 March 2021 (22 Adar 5781).

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Ki Tisa | כי תשא | “When You Take”

Torah: Exodus 30:11 – 34:35 

Prophets: 1 Kings 18:1-39; Ezekiel 36:16-38

Brit Hadasha: Matthew 9:35 – 11:1; Luke 11:14-20; Acts 7:35 – 8:1; 1 Corinthians 10:1-13; 2 Corinthians 3:1-18

(Please review the listed scriptures below each each photo)

“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

Shabbat Parah 2021 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5781

Shabbat Parah (Shabbat of the Red Heifer) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins at sundown on Friday, 5 March 2021 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 6 March 2021.

Shabbat Parah (“Sabbath [of the] red heifer” שבת פרה) takes place on the Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover. Numbers 19:1-22 describes the parah adumah (“red heifer”) in the Jewish temple as part of the manner in which the kohanim and the Jewish people purified themselves so that they would be ready (“pure”) to sacrifice the korban Pesach.

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Shabbat Times HaGosherim, Israel

• Fast begins: 05:00 on Thursday, Feb 25
• Ta’anit Esther occurs on Thursday, Feb 25
• Fast ends: 17:59 on Thursday, Feb 25
• Erev Purim occurs on Thursday, Feb 25
• Purim occurs on Friday, Feb 26
• Candle lighting: 17:11 on Friday, Feb 26
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Tetzaveh
• Havdalah: 18:07 on Saturday, Feb 27
• Shushan Purim occurs on Sunday, Feb 28

Ta’anit Esther 2021 / תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר 5781

Ta’anit Esther (Fast of Esther) for Hebrew Year 5781 ocurrs at dawn on Thursday, 25 February 2021.

The Fast of Esther (Ta’anit Ester, Hebrew: תַּעֲנִית אֶסְתֵּר) is a Jewish fast from dawn until dusk on Purim eve, commemorating the three-day fast observed by the Jewish people in the story of Purim. If the date of the Fast of Esther falls on Shabbat (Saturday), the fast is instead observed on the preceding Thursday. Like other minor fasts, Ta’anit Esther begins at dawn (first light) and ends at nightfall (full dark).

Purim 2021 / פּוּרִים 5781

Purim (Celebration of Jewish deliverance as told by Megilat Esther) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins at sundown on Thursday, 25 February 2021 and ends at nightfall on Friday, 26 February 2021.

Purim (Hebrew: פּוּרִים, Pûrîm “lots”, from the word פור pur, also called the Festival of Lots) is a Jewish holiday which commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman in the ancient Persian Empire, a story recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther (Megillat Esther).

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מי יתן ותחתום לתמיד בספר החיים

Shabbat Zachor 2021 / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר 5781

Shabbat Zachor (Shabbat before Purim) for Hebrew Year 5781 begins at sundown on Friday, 19 February 2021 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 20 February 2021.

Shabbat Zachor (“Sabbath [of] remembrance שבת זכור) is the Shabbat immediately preceding Purim. Deuteronomy 25:17-19, describing the attack by Amalek, is recounted. There is a tradition from the Talmud that Haman, the antagonist of the Purim story, was descended from Amalek. The portion that is read includes a commandment to remember the attack by Amalek, and therefore at this public reading both men and women make a special effort to hear the reading.

Shabbat Times West Jerusalem, Israel

• Candle lighting: 17:08 on Friday, Feb 19
• Shabbat Zachor occurs on Saturday, Feb 20
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Terumah
• Havdalah: 18:04 on Saturday, Feb 20

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Terumah | תרומה | “Heave Offering”

Torah: Exodus 25:1 – 27:19

Prophets: 1 Kings 5:12(5:26) – 6:13; Jeremiah 33:25-26

Brit Hadasha: Matthew 12:46 – 13:58; Hebrews 8:1-6, 9:23-24, 10:1

(Please review the scriptures listed below the photos)

“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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Good Shabbat

בובי

Shabbat Times Ashdod, Israel

• Rosh Chodesh Adar occurs on Friday, Feb 12
• Candle lighting: 17:04 on Friday, Feb 12
• Shabbat Shekalim occurs on Saturday, Feb 13
• Rosh Chodesh Adar occurs on Saturday, Feb 13
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Mishpatim
• Havdalah: 18:01 on Saturday, Feb 13

Mishpatim | משפטים | “Judgments”

Torah: Exodus 21:1 – 24:18  

Prophets: 2 Kings 11:21-12:21; Jeremiah 33:25-26, 34:8-22

Brit Hadasha: Matthew 15:12-20, Mark 7:14-23, Acts 23:1-11; Hebrews 9:15-22; 10:28-39

(PLEASE REVIEW THE SCRIPTURES LISTED BELOW THE PHOTOS)

“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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טוֹבָה

בובי

Shabbat Times Ẕur Hadassa, Israel

• Candle lighting: 16:56 on Friday, Feb 5
• This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Yitro
• Havdalah: 17:53 on Saturday, Feb 6

Yitro | יתרו | “Jethro”

Torah: Exodus 18:1 – 20:26(23)  

Prophets: Isaiah 6:1 – 7:6, 9:6-7(5-6)

Brit Hadasha: Matthew 6:1 – 8:1, 15:1-11, 19:16-30; Acts 6:1-7; Romans 2:17-29, 7:7-12, 13:8-10; Ephesians 6:1-3; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 12:18-29; James 2:8-13; 1 Peter 2:9-10

(PLEASE REVIEW THE SCRIPTURES BELOW EACH PHOTO)

“Torah Portions” are a systematic teaching schedule that includes a portion of scripture from the Torah, Prophets, and Brit Hadasha each week.  This schedule is known all over the world, and serves as a great way to facilitate discussion and learning with others in the Body of the Messiah.

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חֵזָק וּבָרוךְ