Rosh Chodesh

Rosh Chodesh Tamuz / רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ תָּמוּז

Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar 🌒

Rosh Chodesh Tamuz for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on  and ends at nightfall on .

Start of month of Tamuz on the Hebrew calendar. תַּמּוּז (transliterated Tamuz or Tammuz) is the 10th month of the civil Hebrew year (11th on leap years) and the 4th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 29 days and corresponds to June or July on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon

Parashat Korach 5785 / פָּרָשַׁת קֹרַח

28 June 2025 / 2 Tamuz 5785

Parashat Korach is the 38th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.

Torah Portion: Numbers 16:1-18:32

Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire from God and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites

Shabbat Times for Kokhav Michael Sobell

Kokhav Michael Sobell, Israel
  • Rosh Chodesh Tamuz: Friday, Jun 27
  • Candle lighting: 19:32 on Friday, Jun 27
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Korach
  • Havdalah: 20:33 on Saturday, Jun 28

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Korach | קורח | “Korah”

Torah: Numbers 16:1 – 18:32

Prophets: 1 Samuel 11:14 – 12:22

Brit Hadasha: Luke 18:35 – 19:28; Romans 13:1-7; 2 Timothy 2:8-21; Jude 1:1-25


(click on a selected scripture reading below each photo to be taken directly to it)

“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.

Kokhav Michael Sobell, Israel national park

אל בית ישראל שבת שלום מבית ג’קסון

MOABITES in the Bible: The Sons of LOT and Their War with Israel

המואבים מבני לוט

Some of the history of Abrahams family

מבובי ג’קסון לכל האבות הקדמונים והזרים הקשורים לישראל.

http://www.beithatorah.org

Parashat Beha’alotcha / פָּרָשַׁת בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ

Parashat Beha’alotcha is the 36th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Next read in Israel on  / 18 Sivan 5785.

This page displays the Israel Torah reading for Beha’alotcha. The Diaspora schedule is used by Jews living outside of modern Israel.

Torah Portion: Numbers 8:1-12:16

Beha’alotekha (“When You Raise”) opens with God instructing Moses to inaugurate the Levites for service in the Mishkan (Tabernacle). It also recounts the stories of people who request a second chance to offer the Passover sacrifice, complaints of the Israelites and their punishments, and a disease that affects Miriam

Shabbat Times for Niva

Niva, Israel
  • Candle lighting: 19:29 on Friday, Jun 13
  • This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Beha’alotcha
  • Havdalah: 20:30 on Saturday, Jun 14

Portion (parasha) for this week:

Beha’alotcha | בהעלותך | “When You Set Up”

Torah: Numbers 8:1 – 12:16

Prophets: Book of Ruth; Ezekiel 1:1-28 
(add’l prophets reading for personal study: Zechariah 2:14-4:7)

Brit Hadasha: Luke 17:11 – 18:14; John 19:31-37; Acts 2:1-47

(click on a selected scripture reading to be taken directly to it)

“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.

שבת שלום עליכם בובי ג’קסון

the beach in Habon Banim Israel