2007 - 2008 Torah Commentaries and Holiday Dates

2007 - 2008 Torah Commentaries
and Holiday Dates

Torah Portion Reading Dates
Click on each Portion that is in BLUE to be directed to the text of the commentary
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Readings according to the
Astronomically and Agriculturally Corrected Biblical Hebrew Calendar (readings in green)
 

Genesis

  B’reisheet “In the Beginning of ” Genesis 1:1 – 6:8
  Noach “Noah” Genesis 6:9 – 11:32
  Lech Lecha “Go From Yourself” Genesis 12:1 – 17:27
  Vayera “And Appeared” Genesis 18:1 – 22:24
  Chayei Sarah “Sarah’s Life” Genesis 23:1 – 25:18
  Toledot “Generations” Genesis 25:19 – 28:9
  Vayetze “And He Went Out” Genesis 28:10 – 32:3
  Vayishlach “And He Sent” Genesis 32:4 – 36:43
  Vayeshev “And He Dwelt” Genesis 37:1 – 40:23
  Miketz “At The End” Genesis 41:1 – 44:17
  Vayigash “And Came Near” Genesis 44:18 – 47:27
  Vayechi “And he lived” Genesis 47:28 – 50:26

Shemot (Exodus)

 
  Shemot “Names" Exodus 1:1 - 6:1
  Va’era “And He Appeared” Exodus 6:2 - 9:35
  Bo “Come” Exodus 10:1 – 13:16
  Beshalach “When he sent” Exodus 13:17 – 17:16
  Yitro “Jethro” Exodus 18:1 – 20:23
  Mishpatim “Judgments” Exodus 21:1 – 24:18
 
“Heave offering”
Exodus 25:1 – 27:19
 
“You shall command”
Exodus 27:20 – 30:10
 
“When you take”
Exodus 30:11 – 34:35
 
“And assembled” / “Accounts”
Exodus 35:1 – 40:38

Vayikra (Leviticus)

 
 
“And he called”
Leviticus 1:1 – 5:26
 
“Command”
Leviticus 6:1 – 8:36
 
“Eighth”
Leviticus 9:1 – 11:47
 
“Conceived / Leper”
Leviticus 12:1 – 15:33
  Achrei / Kedoshim “After the death / “Holy Ones”            Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27
  Emor “Say”  

Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23

  Behar / Bechukotai “On Mount” / “In My Statutes”

Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34

Bamidbar (Numbers)

 
  Bamidbar “In the wilderness” Numbers 1:1 – 4:20
  Nasso “Make and accounting” Numbers 4:21 – 7:89
  Beha’a lot’cha “When you set up” Numbers 8:1 – 12:16
  Shelach “Send thou” Numbers 13:1 – 15:41
  Korach “Korah”

Numbers 16:1 – 18:32

  Chukat “Statute" Numbers 19:1 – 22:1
  Balak “Balak” Numbers 22:2 – 25:9
  Phineas “Pinchas”

Numbers 25:10 – 30:1

  Mattot / Massei “Tribes” / “Journeys” Numbers 30:2 – 36:13

Devarim (Deuteronomy)

  Devarim “Words” Deuteronomy 1:1 – 3:22
  Va’etchanan “And I besought” Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11
  Ekev “Because”

Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25

  Re’eh “Behold” Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17
  Shoftim “Judges”

Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9

  Ki Tietze “When you go”

Deuteronomy 21:10 – 21:19

  Ki Tavo “When you come”

Deuteronomy 26:1 – 28:8

  Nitzavim / Va’yelech “Standing” / “And he went”

Deuteronomy 29:9 – 31:30

Yom Teruah (Feast of Trumpets)
See Special Readings Below

  Ha’azinu “Give ear” Deuteronomy 32:1 – 52

Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Sukkot (Tabernacles)
See Special Readings Below

  Vezot ha'Bracha “And this is the blessing” Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12
Special HolyDay (Chagim) and Readings
See Special Readings Below
Yom haShoah Holocaust Memorial Day  
Yom ha’Atzmaut (Independence Day) Deuteronomy 7:12 – 8:18; Isaiah 10:32 – 12:6  
Shavuot (Pentecost) Exodus 19:1 20:23;
Deuteronomy 15:19 – 16:17;
Ezekiel 1:1 – 28; Habakkuk 2:20 – 3:19
 
Tisha b’Av (9th of Av)  Lamentations;  Deuteronomy 4:25 – 40;
Jeremiah 8:13 – 9:23
 
Yom Teruah (Rosh HaShanah)  Genesis 21 – 22; Numbers 29: 1 – 6
I Samuel 1:1 – 2:10; Jeremiah 31:2 – 20
 
Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Leviticus 16, 18; Isaiah 57:4 – 58:14
Micah 7:18 0 20; Book of Jonah
 
Sukkot (Tabernacles)  Leviticus 22:26 – 23:44;
Numbers 29:12 – 16; Zechariah 14; 1 Kings 8:2 – 21
 
Shimini Atzeret / Simchat Torah (Joy of Torah – start of new reading cycle)
Deuteronomy 33:1 – 34:12; Joshua 1:1 – 18
Genesis 1: 1 – 2:3; Numbers 29:35 – 30:1
 
Chanukkah Numbers 7:1 – 8:4; 1 Maccabees 4:36-61  
Purim Book of Esther and Exodus 17:8-16  
Passover Exodus 12:21 – 51; Numbers 28:16 – 25;
Joshua 3:5 – 7. 5:2 – 6:1, 6:27
Proclaimed after barley found to be aviv in 2008

 

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