CANDLE LIGHTING - 6:04 PM

HAVDALAH - 7:05 PM

 TORAH READING FOR SHEMINI ATZERET - DEUTERONOMY 14:22 - 16:17

TORAH READING FOR SIMCHAT TORAH - DEUTERONOMY 33:1 - 34:12, GENESIS 1:1 - 2:3

TORAH READING FOR SHABBAT - GENESIS 1 - 6:8

סיכום - Summary

• The Torah reading for Shemini Atzeret deals with a variety of laws which Israel must fulfill when they settle in their own land. These laws will help guarantee justice for all of the people. Among them are the following: Tithes, Year of Release, Release of Hebrew Slaves, and the observance of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals.
• The Torah reading for Simchat Torah brings to a close the Five Books of the Torah. It consists of a final Blessing Poem of Moses and the report of Moses' death on Mt. Nebo.
• On Simchat Torah we complete the Torah reading cycle and we begin it anew. The Creation story is read to mark the renewed cycle for the year ahead.
• On Shabbat we read the full portion of Bereshit. It contains the following: The origin of the universe and the human race, the story of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden and the story of Cain and Able.

 

SHABBAT SHALOM  שבת שלום -

CHAG SAMACH!!!

 

Nachum Chasan

Head of School