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READINGS AND SPECIAL HAFTAROT: A GUIDE Dr. Seth Ward 5781 / 2020-2021 CONTENTS 1. Guide to Special Haftarot for 5781 / Sept 2020 through Dec. 2021 lists all the Weekly Torah Readings (Parashiyot)1 with an indication as to whether the Readings are combined or not, and whether a special supersedes the regular Haftarah. This is the only table in this document “unique” to the current year.

2. Table of Weekly Torah Readings and Haftarot lists all 54 Torah Readings and the Haftarot normally associated with them. The typical “Ashkenazi” and “Sephardi” Haftarot are given, with the first few words in Hebrew characters, a way the Haftarot are named in many religious writings, with notes about overlaps and repetitions.

3. Table of Torah Readings for High Holy Days, Festivals, and Special Parashiyot. The first part of the list starts with and gives all the festival readings and Special Parashiyot such as Shekalim and HaHodesh. But, I’ve added all the times the Torah, Haftarah, or one of the Five Megillot are read in the traditional , including the Israeli practice on Yom HaAtzmaut.

4. Table of Fourteen Liturgical Year Types. There are 14 possible configurations of the Torah readings and Haftarot based on the weekdays on which Rosh Hashanah and occur. (These configurations are called keviyot in Hebrew.) I have never seen a table of these configurations in English, so I have adapted and translated the table with some notes about practice.

These tables are useful, but it’s also easy to access a printed or online Jewish calendar or the internet to determine the traditional or Readings and Haftarah for any given date. The exception may be the table of liturgical year types (Table 4) which I have found only in Hebrew-character sources (this does not mean that it does not exist, only that Google did not find it for me). Much of this material was copied from the Internet, and I have not taken the time to completely standardize spelling and transliterations. Some of the sources I used to copy, edit or create these charts were concerned with calculation of the frequency of various types of liturgical years, or how often a Haftarah occurs. Some of the haftarot are recited very infrequently—about 10% of years. Although I have included much information, it is by no means comprehensive. There is a “standard, traditional” Ashkenazi / Diaspora bias in these tables—Sephardic and Israeli practices are often noted, but the usual traditional Ashkenazi practice in America is mostly what is illustrated. Sephardic, Vilna Gaon, Chabad, Yemenite, Reform or other traditions differ, sometimes substantially. In particular, Reform traditions regarding the Torah reading differ, especially on the High Holy Days, and many Reform congregations have different traditions about Torah readings when the eighth day of Passover or the second day of Shavuot fall on a Saturday. --Seth Ward

”parsha in English. The “standard Hebrew פרשה The Hebrew terminology can be a bit confusing. We often call the Hebrew word 1 though should be parasha and the plural parashiyot. The term is also used with hashavua “the ” or “weekly,” and then the Hebrew is parashat hashavua (singular) or parashot hashavua (plural).

1. SPECIAL HAFTAROT FOR 5781 (2020-2021)

Dr. Seth Ward University of Wyoming Kavod Senior Living

HAFTARAH GUIDE For convenience, this Guide starts from the following Rosh Hashanah 2020, and continues until the end of December 2021. It indicates regular Shabbat parasha readings with special Haftarot; it does not include Haftarot for Festivals or Fast Days. There are a number of divergent customs for certain situations, and this guide does not indicate them. It follows typical Ashkenazi Diaspora practice.

*--Asterisk in the Haftarah Guide column indicates that the “normal” haftarah for that Parasha is read, defined as the one usually assigned to it by most printed Chumashim. This is also the case if no comment is in the Haftarah Guide column. In some cases, explanations or clarifications are offered in this column even if the regular haftarah is read.

*--Asterisk in Parasha column indicates that the parasha is often combined with the following parasha in Torah reading. The Haftarah Guide column will show if they are in fact combined this year.

---- in the Haftarah Guide column means two parashiyyot are combined this year. This symbol is used for the first of the two, and the haftarah recited is the one printed for the second of the combined parashiyyot unless otherwise noted.

Comments

5780 was unusual in that all “combining parashiyyot” were combined. This only happens when Rosh Hashanah begins on a Tuesday and the first Seder is a Wednesday night. In 5781, and are read separately, as are and Vayelekh.

In 5781 (2020-2021), the regular haftarah for is replaced by Machar Hodesh.

Shabbat Hanukkah is . Shabbat is after Chanukah and the haftarah for Miketz is read, a relatively rare occurrence!

Shabbat occurs on Rosh Hodesh or the day before Rosh Hodesh several times in 5781, but in many congregations, this will only affect the Haftarah of Bereshit. falls on Rosh Hodesh, but is also Shabbat Shekalim. - occurs on the day before , but it is also HaChodesh. - is read on Rosh Hodesh Av, but the 2nd Haftarah of rebuke takes precedence. Re’eh falls on the day before Rosh Hodesh Elul. In all these cases, the special Haftarah, or the Haftarah of rebuke or consolation, replace the Haftarah for Rosh Hodesh or Machar Hodesh.2

Shabbat Hafsakah “Sabbath of Break”: there are 5 special haftaroth in the 7 leading up to Passover, and always 2 Shabbatot without special haftaroth. (This is according to the most widespread custom, in which the Haftarah of Shabbat HaGadol is always recited on the Shabbat before Passover.) There are four special Torah Readings during this time: Shekalim, Zakhor, Parah and HaHodesh, and the term Shabbat Hafsakah is used for a Shabbat with no special reading.3 In years when there is only one Shabbat Hafsaka between Shekalim and HaHodesh, there is another Shabbat without a special haftarah before Passover, and when there are two Shabbatot Hafsakah before HaHodesh, there is no additional break: Shabbat HaGadol follows one week after Shabbat HaHodesh. So there are always 2 weeks with the regular haftarah. Exception: In 2021, there is only one “Shabbat hafsaka” in .

2 When Re’eh falls on Rosh Hodesh, rather than the day before Rosh Hodesh, there are many varying traditions, some of which read the entire Haftarah for Rosh Hodesh or the first and last lines of that haftarah. However, Chabad practice, for example, differs from the practices noted here in a number of points with respect to Rosh Chodesh and Machar Chodesh haftaroth, Shabbat HaGadol, and other special occasions. 3 following the language of the Shulhan Arukh Orah Chayim 685, see for example 685:3. The Megillah is read in 5781, outside Jerusalem, on Thursday evening and Friday morning. This year, Jerusalem (and any place that celebrates “Shushan ”) celebrates the “Three-fold Purim” on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On Shabbat morning, the regular Parashat HaShavua is read, and the Torah reading for Purim is read from a second scroll. The Haftarah of Parashat Zachor replaces the Haftarah associated with the weekly Torah reading—the only time the same Haftarah is repeated two Shabbatot in a row. This will occur again in 2025 then not again until 2045.

General Notes: -: I found a of confusing directives for the Haftarot of these Torah readings, but the tradition is actually rather straightforward as far as I can tell regarding the actual practice. Ashkenazi tradition is to read Ha-lo kivnei kushiyim ( 9:7-15) every year. Thus, this is the Haftarah when the Torah readings Acharei Mot and Kedoshim are read together, as they are every regular year. In leap years, usually one or the other parasha coincides with Rosh Hodesh or Machar Hodesh, which determines the special Haftarah is read for that parashah. The reading from Amos is read on the other Shabbat. Some Rabbinic authorities suggest that Amos 9:7-15 is properly the Haftarah of Acharei Mot rather than Kedoshim, but most printers give this as the haftarah of Kedoshim, since it is always recited with “Acharei Mot Kedoshim” in regular years. 22: 1-16, usually listed as the haftarah of Acharei Mot, is recited only when neither parasha is superseded by a special haftarah, which occurs only in leap years in which Rosh Hashanah had begun on a Saturday and Passover on a Tuesday. (Sephardi practice is different).

Haftarot of Rebuke and Consolation from and listed here may be considered actually as replacements, superseding the “normal” Haftarot given, for example, by at the end of “ of Prayer.” But the universal practice is that the “normal” haftaroth are always replaced by the haftaroth of rebuke and consolation, starting just after the 17th of Tammuz up to the Shabbat right before Rosh Hashanah.

V’zot HaBerachah: Read on Simchat Torah. In the Diaspora, this Parasha is never read on Shabbat morning.

Book Parsha Name Haftarah Guide 5781 2020 / 5781 Shuvah הַאֲזִינּו , (Deuteronomy) (Simchat Torah) * וְ זֹאת הַבְרָ כָה ,V'Zot HaBerachah Machar Hodesh בְרֵאשִ ית ,Bereshit (Genesis) Bereshit * נֹחַ , * לְֶך-לְָך ,Lech-Lecha * וַיֵרָ א , * חַיֵי שָרָ ה ,Chayei * ּתֹולְדֹת , * וַיֵצֵא , * ַו ִי ְש ַלח , Shabbat Chanukah I וַיֵשֶ ב ,Vayeshev (!Note that regular haftarah of Miketz is said) * מִ קֵץ ,Miketz * ַו ִי ַגש ,end of 2020) )

Book Parsha Name Haftarah Guide 5781 * וַיְחִ י ,Vayechi 2021 * שְ מֹות , (Exodus) Shemot * וָאֵ רָ א ,Va'eira * בֹא , * בְשַ לַח , * יִתְ רֹו , Shekalim מִשְ פָטִ ים ,Mishpatim Zachor ּתְ רּומָה , hafsakah)4) * ּתְ צַּוֶה , Parah כִ י תִשָ א ,Ki Tisa ---- וַיַקְהֵל ,Vayakhel* Ha-Hodesh פְ קּודֵי ,Pekudei hafsakah”)5“) * ַו ִי ְק ָרא , (Leviticus) Vayikra HaGadol צַו , * שְמִ ינִי , ---- תַ זְ רִ יעַ ,* * מְ צֹרָ ע , ---- אַ יחֲרֵ מֹות ,Acharei Mot* (HaLo Kivne HaKushiyim) * קְדֹשִ ים ,Kedoshim * אֱמֹר , ---- בְ הַר ,* * בְ חֻקֹתַ י , * בְמִדְ בַר ,Bamidbar (Numbers) Bamidbar * נָשֹא , * בְ הַעֲֹלתְ ָך , * שְ לַח-לְָך , * קֹרַ ח , * חֻקַת ,Chukat* * בָ לָק ,Balak st of rebuke (“3 Weeks”): Divrei Yirmiyahu (Printed as Haftarat 1 פִ ינְחָס ,Pinchas Matot) ---- מַ ּטֹות ,Matot* (2nd of rebuke (Printed as Haftarat Mas’ei * מַסְ עֵי ,Masei (3rd of rebuke (Hazon * דְ בָרִ ים ,Devarim (Deuteronomy) Devarim (1st of Consolation (Nachamu * וָאֶתְ חַנַן ,Va'etchanan 2nd of Consolation * עֵקֶב , 3rd of Consolation * רְ אֵ ה ,Re'eh 4th of Consolation * שֹפְטִ ים ,Shoftim 5th of Consolation * כִ י-תֵצֵא , 6th of Consolation * כִ י-תָ בֹוא , (Read 7th Haftarah of Consolation (Nitzavim * נִצָבִ ים ,Nitzavim* 5782 (Shuvah (usually printed for * וַיֵלְֶך ,Vayelech

4 In Jerusalem: “Shabbat Purim” – Haftarah of Parashat Zakhor is repeated. 5 As explained, this is my own terminology, reflecting the fact that while there are only four special Torah readings, usually with one break, most congregations have five special haftaroth, always with two breaks. (Simchat Torah) * וְ זֹאת הַבְרָ כָה ,V'Zot HaBerachah * בְרֵאשִ ית ,Bereshit (Genesis) Bereshit * נֹחַ ,Noach * לְֶך-לְָך ,Lech-Lecha * וַיֵרָ א ,Vayeira * חַיֵי שָרָ ה , * ּתֹולְדֹת ,Toledot * וַיֵצֵא ,Vayetze * ַו ִי ְש ַלח ,Vayishlach * וַיֵשֶ ב ,Vayeshev Shabbat Chanukah I מִ קֵץ ,Miketz * ַו ִי ַגש ,Vayigash * וַיְחִ י ,Vayechi * שְ מֹות ,Shemot (Exodus) Shemot

2. TABLE OF PARASHOT HASHAVUA (WEEKLY READINGS) AND HAFTAROT Dr. Seth Ward University of Wyoming Kavod Senior Living This chart has the regular Torah readings and the Haftarot usually assigned to them by publishers in most Torah editions designed for study or general synagogue use. Differences between Ashkenazi and many Sephardi practices are noted—the typical Sephardic practice is normally in parentheses. The list is not a comprehensive guide to differing traditions though; many communities have further variations. The first few words of the Haftarah are given in Hebrew characters; In many cases, the difference is only where .ס and א Ashkenazi or Sephardi variations may be indicated by Hebrew letter each tradition begins or ends the reading. An asterisk next to the Parashah indicates that the Parashah may combined with the next one in a weekly reading. The Haftarah readings here are according to the usual practice in which there are 3 haftarot of rebuke and 7 of consolation in the ten weeks before Rosh Hashanah. (Maimonides, end of Laws of Prayer, lists the Haftarot related to the Torah Reading that are “superseded” by these special Haftarot.) This list was edited from internet sources.

Parashah Torah Haftarah כֹה-אָמַ ר הָאֵ ל .(Bereishit Genesis 1:1-6:8 Isaiah 42:5-43:10 (Isaiah 42:5-21 רָ נִי עֲקָרָ ה לֹא יָלָדָ הNoach Genesis 6:9-11:32 Isaiah 54:1-55:5 (Isaiah 54:1-10) 6 לָמָ ה תֹאמַ ר יַעֲקֹב Lekh Lekha Genesis 12:1-17:27 Isaiah 40:27-41:16 ואשה אחת (Vayeira Genesis 18:1-22:24 2 Kings 4:1-37 (2 Kings 4:1-23 והמלך דוד Chayei Sarah Genesis 23:1-25:18 1 Kings 1:1-31 משא דבר ה' Toldot Genesis 25:19-28:9 Malachi 1:1-2:7 ויברח יעקב(א(7 Vayeitzei Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 12:13-14:10 (Hosea 11:7-12:12) ועמי תלואים ( ס( ועמי תלואים )א( חזון עבדיה )ס( (Vayishlach Genesis 32:4-36:43 Hosea 11:7-12:12 (Obadiah 1:1-21 על שלשה פשעי Vayyeshev Genesis 37:1-40:23 Amos 2:6-3:8 ויקץ שלמה והנה חלום Miqeitz Genesis 41:1-44:17 1 Kings 3:15-4:1 קח לך עץ אחד Vayigash Genesis 44:18-47:27 Ezekiel 37:15-28 ויקרבו ימי דוד Vayechi Genesis 47:28-50:26 1 Kings 2:1-12 הבאים ישרש(א) Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23 (Jeremiah Shemot Exodus 1:1-6:1 דברי ירמיהו( ס( 8(1:1-2:3 בקבצי את בית Va'eira Exodus 6:2-9:35 Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 הדבר אשר דבר... אל ירמיהו Bo Exodus 10:1-13:16 Jeremiah 46:13-28 ודבורה אשה נביאה( א ) Beshalach Exodus 13:17-17:16 Judges 4:4-5:31 (Judges 5:1-31) ותשר דבורה(ס ) בשנת מות (Yitro Exodus 18:1-20:23 Isaiah 6:1-7:6; 9:5-6 (Isaiah 6:1-13 הדבר אשר היה אל ירמיהו Mishpatim Exodus 21:1-24:18 Jeremiah 34:8-22; 33:25-26 וה' נתן חכמה לשלמה Terumah Exodus 25:1-27:19 1 Kings 5:26-6:13 הגד את בית Tetzaveh Exodus 27:20-30:10 Ezekiel 43:10-27 ויהי ימים רבים( א) Ki Tisa Exodus 30:11-34:35 1 Kings 18:1-39 (1 Kings 18:20-39) וישלח אחאב )ס(

6 Note readings for Ki Tetze and Re’eh 7 The Hosea passage for Shabbat Shuvah is included in this reading. 8 This reading is the same as the Ashkenazi tradition for the first Haftarah of Rebuke (usually printed as Haftarat Matot). ויעש חירום )א( Vayaqhel* Exodus 35:1-38:20 1 Kings 7:40-509 (1 Kings 7:13-26) וישלח המלך שלמה )ס( ותשלם כל המלאכה )א( Pequdei Exodus 38:21-40:38 1 Kings 7:51-8:2110 (1 Kings 7:40-50)11 ויעש חירום )ס( עם זו יצרתי Vayiqra Leviticus 1:1-5:26 Isaiah 43:21-44:23 כה אמר ..עולותיכם Tzav Leviticus 6:1-8:36 Jeremiah 7:21-8:3; 9:22-23 ויסף עוד דוד (Shemini12 Leviticus 9:1-11:47 2 6:1-7:17 (2 Samuel 6:1-19 ואיש בא מבעל שלשה Tazria* Leviticus 12:1-13:59 2 Kings 4:42-5:19 וארבעה אנשים Metzora Leviticus 14:1-15:33 2 Kings 7:3-20 התשפט התשפט Acharei Mot* Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Ezekiel 22:1-16 הלא כבני כשיים )א( Qedoshim :1-20:27 Amos 9:7-1513 (Ezekiel 20:2-20) ויהי בשנה השביעית )ס( והכהנים הלוים Emor Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Ezekiel 44:15-31 ויאמר ירמיהו היה דבר Behar* Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Jeremiah 32:6-27 ה' עזי ומעזי Bechuqotai Leviticus 26:3-27:34 Jeremiah 16:19-17:14 והיה מספר בני ישראל Bamidbar Numbers 1:1-4:20 Hosea 2:1-22 ויהי איש אחד Nasso Numbers 4:21-7:89 Judges 13:2-25 רני ושמחיBeha'alotkha Numbers 8:1-12:16 Zechariah 2:14-4:7 14 וישלח יהושע Shelach Numbers 13:1-15:41 2:1-24 ויאמר שמואל Qorach Numbers 16:1-18:32 1 Samuel 11:14-12:22 ויפתח הגלעדי Chuqat*15 Numbers 19:1-22:1 Judges 11:1-33 והיה שארית יעקב Balaq Numbers 22:2-25:9 Micah 5:6-6:8 ויד ה ' היתה Pinchas Numbers 25:10-30:1 1 Kings 18:46-19:2116 דברי ירמיהו Mattot* Numbers 30:2-32:42 Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 שמעו Jeremiah 2:4-28; 3:4 (Jeremiah 2:4- Masei Numbers 33:1-36:13 28; 4:1-2) חזון Devarim Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 :1-27 נחמו Va'etchanan Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11 Isaiah 40:1-26 ותאמר ציון Eiqev Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25 Isaiah 49:14-51:3 עניה סערה Re'eh Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17 Isaiah 54:11-55:517 אנכי אנכי Shoftim Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9 Isaiah 51:12-52:12

9 This is the same as Shabbat Chanukkah II 10 This is the same as the second day of 11 This is the same as Shabbat Chanukkah II. 12 URJ (Union for Reform ) and does not observe the second day of Yom Tov in the diaspora, but correlates its readings with the Diaspora schedule when the eighth day of Passover or second day of Shavuot fall on the Sabbath, splitting the parasha into two: Shemini I and II, Acharei Mot I and II and Nasso I and II. 13 In the Ashkenazi tradition, this is sometimes listed as the Haftarah of Acharei Mot. It is read every year. It is the haftarah of the combined parashiyot in most years. In most “leap” years, the haftarah for either Acharei Mot or Kedoshim is replaced by a special haftarah, and this passage is read for the other parashah. 14 Also Shabbat Chanukkah I 15 Chukat is never combined with Balaq in . 16 Outside of Israel, Pinchas almost always comes AFTER the 17th of Tammuz. In such cases, Divrei Yirmiyahu (Jer. 1) is read on Parashat Pinchas, and Matot and Masei are read together the following week and the Haftara associated with Masei is recited. 17 End of , see also Ki Tetzei. Because this passage is connected to the Haftarah of Ki Tetzei, and presumably because the Haftarah of Shabbat—Rosh Hodesh is from the same part of Isaiah, some communities recite the Shabbat Rosh Hodesh haftarah when Reeh falls on the Sabbath, and read both haftaroth (Reeh and Ki Tetzei) together when Ki Teztei is read.

רני עקרה Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19 Isaiah 54:1-1018 קומי אורי Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8 Isaiah 60:1-22 שוש אשיש Nitzavim* Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 Isaiah 61:10-63:919 שובה Hosea 14:2-10; 2:15-27 (Hosea Vayeilekh Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20)20 וידבר דוד Ha'azinu Deuteronomy 32:1-32:52 2 Samuel 22:1-5121 והי אחרי מות משה Vezot Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 Joshua 1:1-18 (Joshua 1:1-9) Haberakhah

18 See Noach, Re’eh. 19 Some consider this Haftarah can replace the regular Haftarah, on “non-special” Sabbaths, when a newlywed is called to recite the Haftarah. The Koren Mahzor for Yom HaAtzmaut indicates this haftarah is to be recited on Yom Yerushalayim, without a , although apparently only if Yom Yerushalayim occurs on a Monday; if it occurs on Sunday, Wednesday or Friday, the Torah is not read (Yom, Yerushalayim cannot occur on other days of the week). 20 This Haftarah is always read between Rosh Hashanah and , either with Vayelekh or Ha’azinu. It is usually published after Vayelekh, even though NItzavim and Vayelekh are read together when Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur falls on Shabbat, as often happens, and this Haftarah is read with Haa’azinu. There are many differing traditions about whether to read two or three of these passages, and in which order, or even whether the same passages are read regardless of which Torah reading is read on Shabbat Shuva. 21 Also the Haftarah of the 7th day of Passover. 3. TABLE OF TORAH READINGS FOR FESTIVALS, SPECIAL SABBATHS, ROSH HODESH, WEEKDAYS AND OTHER OCCASIONS, WITH HAFTAROT

Dr. Seth Ward University of Wyoming Kavod Senior Living Below are additional readings for holidays and special sabbaths. Haftarot in parentheses indicate Sephardic ritual where it differs from Ashkenazic. Note that on Biblical festivals, there are usually two scrolls, with a main reading and the relevant reading from Numbers 28-29 from a different ; weekdays on Sukkot are the exception, When Rosh Chodesh (Beginning of a Hebrew month) falls on Shabbat, the regular Torah reading is read, then the Shabbat Rosh Chodesh reading from a second scroll. When Shabbat Chanukkah, Shabbat Sheqalim or Shabbat HaHodesh occur on Rosh Hodesh, the special reading for the day is read from a third scroll. I’ve included all the occasions on which there is a reading from the Torah, a Haftarah, or from the Five Megillot. These readings are fairly standard in most ; in Israel, where there is no “second day of Yom Tov” the readings are omitted or modified accordingly. Some reform and progressive congregations read significantly different Torah and Haftarah passages on High Holy Days and certain Festivals. Footnotes referring to common Torah or Haftarah readings may be given only on one of the occurrences.

Parashah Torah Haftarah Rosh Hashanah: Day 1 Genesis 21:1-34, Numbers 29:1-6 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10 Rosh Hashanah: Day 2 Genesis 22:1-24, Numbers 29:1-6 Jeremiah 31:2-20 Hosea 14:2-10; Joel 2:15-27 (Hosea Shabbat Shuvah *(regular Shabbat reading: Vayelekh or Haazinu) 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20)22 Yom Kippur: Morning Leviticus 16:1-34, Numbers 29:7-11 Isaiah 57:14-58:14 Yom Kippur: Afternoon :1-30 1:1-4:11; Micah 7:18-20 Sukkot: Day 1 Leviticus 22:26-23:44,23 Numbers 29:12-16 Zechariah 14:1-21 Sukkot: Day 2 Leviticus 22:26-23:44, Numbers 29:12-16 1 Kings 8:2-21 Sukkot: intermediate Days— Appropriate passages from Numbers 29, based on No Haftarah on weekday weekdays day of the festival. intermediate Days. Exodus 33:12-34:26, appropriate passages from Sukkot: Intermediate Sabbath Numbers 29, based on day of the festival. Ezekiel 38:18-39:16 (Read before Torah Reading) Deuteronomy 14:22-16:1724, Shemini Atzeret 1 Kings 8:54-9:1 Numbers 29:35-30:1 Simchat Torah-evening Deuteronomy 33:1-33:26 No Haftarah Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12, Simchat Torah Genesis 1:1-2:3, Joshua 1:1-18 (Joshua 1:1-9) Numbers 29:35-30:1 *regular Shabbat reading plus Reading for Rosh Hodesh, if appropriate, and Chanukkah: First Sabbath reading for the appropriate day of Hanukkah from Zechariah 2:14-4:7 Num. 7. (Three scrolls when Shabbat Chanukkah is Rosh Hodesh).

22 There are differing traditions about which passages are read, and in which order. Many—probably most—congregations read all three passages, Hosea, Micah, and Joel. 23 Torah Readings for 1st and 2nd Day of Sukkot are the same, and the Leviticus passage is also read on the 2nd day of Passover. 24 On Shemini Atzeret, 2nd day of Shavuot and 8th day of Passover, we read from the same Torah passage. All of these are celebrated only outside Israel, and all can fall on the Sabbath. Reading for Shemini Atzeret always begins Det. 14:22; on Pesach and Shavuot, this is the starting point only on Shabbat. Haftarot differ on each date of course. Two scrolls. Weekday Rosh Hodesh reading (three Chanukkah: weekday/Rosh aliyot) is followed by the appropriate Chanukah Hodesh reading from a separate scroll. One scroll. The Chanukkah Readings are from Numbers 7:24ff. The reading cycle is based on the Chanukkah: weekdays (not Princely Offering, one each day. On Day 8, days 8 No haftarah Rosh Hodesh) through 12 are read, and the reading continues until Numbers 8:4, the lighting of the Menorah. *regular Shabbat reading plus Chanukkah: Second Sabbath reading for the last day of Hanukkah, Num. 7:54- 1 Kings 7:40-50 8:4 *regular reading plus 2 Kings 12:1-17 (2 Kings 11:17- Sheqalim Exodus 30:11-16 12:17) *regular reading plus 1 Samuel 15:2-34 (1 Samuel 15:1- Zakhor Deuteronomy 25:17-19 34) Exodus 17:8-16 (In Jerusalem: When “Shushan Purim” falls on Shabbat, regular Parashah plus this In Jerusalem: On “Shabbat Purim” Purim reading.) Haftarah Zachor is read. Read both evening and morning *regular reading plus Parah Ezekiel 36:16-38 (Ezekiel 36:16-36) Numbers 19:1-22 *regular reading plus Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 (Ezekiel 45:18- Ha-Hodesh Exodus 12:1-20 46:15) *Regular reading only. Always Tzav in “regular” Shabbat Ha-Gadol Malachi 3:4-24 years.25 Passover: Day 1 Exodus 12:21-51, Numbers 28:16-25 Joshua 5:2-6:1 (Joshua 5:2-6:1; 6:27) Passover: Day 2 Leviticus 22:26-23:44, Numbers 28:16-25 2 Kings 23:1-9; 23:21-25 Passover Intermediate Days— No Haftarah on weekday Consult for reading Weekdays Intermediate Days. Exodus 33:12-34:26, Numbers 28:16-25 Passover: Intermediate Sabbath Ezekiel 37:1-14 Read before Torah Reading Passover: Day 7 Exodus 13:17-15:26, Numbers 28:19-25 2 Samuel 22:1-51 Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17 (on Shabbat, begin at Passover: Day 8 Isaiah 10:32-12:626 14:22), Numbers 28:19-25 Yom HaAtzmaut (in Israel) (Weekday Reading if Monday or Thursday)27 Isaiah 10:32-12:6 Shavu'ot: Day 1 Exodus 19:1-20:23, Numbers 28:26-31 Ezekiel 1:1-28; 3:12 Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17 (on Shabbat, begin at 3:1-19 (Habakkuk 2:20- Shavu'ot: Day 2 14:22), Numbers 28:26-31 3:19) Read before Torah Service Tisha B’Av: Evening Read Lamentations (no Torah reading) No Haftarah

25 There are diverse traditions about when the Haftarah for Shabbat HaGadol replaces the regular Haftarah. Most congregations today read this Haftarah invariably on the Shabbat before Passover. Some only read it if Passover begins Saturday night, or if the Shabbat before Passover is the 10th of Nisan, or follow some other tradition. 26 In Israel, there is no 8th day of Passover, but note that this passage is read in some Israeli synagogues on Yom HaAtzmaut, which follows shortly after Passover. 27 Some Israeli congregations have traditions to read various Torah readings even if it is not a regular weekday Torah reading. Moreover, currently, Yom HaAtzmaut is celebrated only on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. I understand that many Israeli congregations recite Od hayom be-Nov… Isaiah. 10:32-12:6, the Haftarah of the final day of Passover outside Israel, usually without the before and after. Tisha B'Av: Morning Deuteronomy 4:25-40 Jeremiah 8:13-9:23 Isaiah 55:6-56:8 (Hosea 14:2- Tisha B'Av: Afternoon Exodus 32:11-14: 34:1-10 10; Micah 7:18-20) Minor Fasts28: Morning Exodus 32:11-14: 34:1-10 No Haftarah Minor Fasts: Afternoon Exodus 32:11-14: 34:1-10 Isaiah 55:6-56:8 (none) Beginning of next Parashah. Shabbat afternoon only superseded on Yom Kippur. Monday and Shabbat afternoon, Monday and Thursday: always superseded by special reading, No haftarah Thursday morning such as Festival, fast day, Rosh Chodesh or Chanukkah. Rosh Chodesh (weekday) Numbers 28:1-15 No Haftarah Shabbat on the 29th day of a Hebrew month –Eve of Rosh (regular Torah reading only) 1 Samuel 20:18-42 Chodesh (Mahar Chodesh)29 *regular reading plus Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Isaiah 66:1-2430 Numbers 28:9-15

Notes about Reading the Five Megillot Passover: Song of Songs is read before Torah Reading, on Intermediate Sabbath if there is one, otherwise on the 7 or 8th day if it falls on the Sabbath. (In Israel in such cases, on the 1st day if it falls on a Sabbath). Shavuot: Ruth is read before Torah Reading. In Diaspora, on the second day of Shavuot. Tisha BeAv: Lamentations is read in the evening only. Sukkot: Ecclesiastes is read before Torah Reading, on Intermediate Sabbath if there is one, otherwise on Shemini Atzeret if it falls on the Sabbath. (In Israel in such cases, on the 1st day if it falls on a Sabbath). Purim: Esther, evening and morning.

From: http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/readingp.htm

28 Minor Fasts are Tzom Gedalia (3rd of Tishrei, the day after Rosh Hashanah), 10th of Tevet, Fast of Esther, and 17th of Tammuz. 29 Haftarah of Machar Hodesh never supersedes any special haftarah or any of the 3 of rebuke or 7 of consolation during the summer. Nor am I aware of any tradition of saying a small part of it, such as the first and last lines, on such occasions. 30 When Shabbat Rosh Chodesh occurs on Chanukkah, Shabbat Sheqalim or HaHodesh, the special haftarah supersedes the Shabbat Rosh Chodesh haftarah. This is also the case for the Haftarot during the summer, except that some congregations allow Rosh Hodesh to supersede the haftarah for Re’eh, which is then recited together with that of VaYeitze. 4. TABLE OF 14 LITURGICAL YEAR TYPES

Dr. Seth Ward University of Wyoming Kavod Senior Living There are 14 different possible “configurations” of Hebrew years. The Hebrew term for these “configurations” is keviyot (singular keviya). Hebrew-language calendar charts will usually give the keviya in the form of the day of the week of the first day of Rosh Hashanah (which can never fall on Sunday, Wednesday or Friday), and a letter indicating the first day of the following Passover (which can never fall on Monday, Wednesday or Friday). The reason usually given for the limitations on the day of the week for these holidays is to prevent Yom Kippur being the day before or after Shabbat, and to prevent Hoshana Rabba (the 7th day of Sukkot) from ever falling on Shabbat. From Passover to Rosh Hashanah, there are no changes in any year, but the period from Rosh Hashanah to Passover has a few variables. Some Jewish years have an extra month, always 30 days. This type of year is called shanah me’uberet in Hebrew—in this chart it is called a Leap Year. Other years are called shanah peshuta in Hebrew—in this chart “Regular Year.” In addition, normally Hebrew months alternate 30 and 29 days, so two Hebrew months add up to 59 days. Two Hebrew months, Marcheshvan and Kislev (the two months after Tishrei, the month in which Rosh Hashanah occurs), have variable lengths, and can total 58, 59 or 60 days total. Most Hebrew keviyot have a Hebrew letter indicating whether both have 29 days, both have 30 days, or Marcheshvan has 29 and Kislev 30. The keviya of each year 5780-5800 is given in the chart, as well as 5812, the next occurrence of one of the keviyot. In this chart, I only indicate the first day of Rosh Hashanah (preceding the reading of Bereishit) and the first day of Passover. Remember that the determination of Shabbat Shuvah is based on the keviyah of the previous Hebrew year, since it comes at the end of the Torah reading cycle that started nearly a year earlier. The schedule is much the same in regular and leap years until Mishpatim, based on the weekday of Rosh Hashanah, and for all the Torah readings in Deuteronomy, based weekday of the first day of the preceding Passover. If Passover begins on a Thursday or Saturday, regardless of whether it is a regular year or leap year, there is a period of time in which the Torah reading in Israel is one week ahead of the reading outside Israel. This is indicated by shading. The Israeli readings are one week earlier during this period, and if there is a different haftarah (for example, Machar Hodesh or Rosh Hodesh), the Israeli choice is inside brackets, for example: [M]. Empty brackets ([]) mean that in Israel the Torah readings are not combined or that there is no special Haftarah. Vayaqhel / Pekudei—always together in Regular year except when Rosh Hashanah is Thursday and the following Passover begins Sunday.

CH 1 First Shabbat of Chanukah --- double parasha, read haftarah of 2nd parasha CH II Second Shabbat of Chanukah / double parasha, read haftarah of 1st parasha M Mahar Hodesh (Nitzavim VaYelekh) R Rosh Hodesh Q read haftarah usually printed with Parashat S Sheqalim Qedoshim: Halo kivne kushiyyim. Z Zachor (b) “break” (Hebrew: hafasaka) from special P Parah haftaroth: there are 5 special Haftarot and two “breaks” H HaHodesh in the 7 Sabbaths before Passover. G HaGadol (r) read Rosh Hodesh Torah reading (from a second (shading) Israeli readings one week ahead of Torah scroll), but normally recite the special haftarah. Diaspora Some communities recite the first and last lines of the SHU Shuvah Rosh Hodesh Haftarah, in some or all of these cases. ST Simchat Torah 1, 2, etc. –first, second, etc. Haftarah of rebuke or consolation. 1st Haftarah of Rebuke is usually printed as H. of Matot.

Regular Leap

579731 5780 5786 5789 5785 5781 5788 5790 5803 5782 5812 5795 5784 5787 5804 5783 5813 5792 5805 5808 5791 5793 5806 5798 5801 5814 Year 5800 5796 5794 5809 5807 5799 5811 5810 5802 RH begins/ M/ M/ Tu/ Th/ Th/ Sa/ Sa/ M/ M/ Tu/ Th/ Th/ Sa/ Sa/ Pass. begins Tu Th Th Sa Su Su Tu Th Sa Sa Su Tu Tu Th זשה זחג השג הכא גכז בשז בחה זשג זחא השא הכז גכה בשה בחג Kevia32 RH Kislev33 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 25 Kislev Su Mo Mo We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Mo We Th Fr Sa RH Tevet 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 Parashah Bereishit M M M M Noach R R R R Lekh Lekha Vayeira Chayei Sarah Toldot M M M M Vayeitzei Vayishlach Vayyeshev CH I CH I CH I CH I CH I CH I CH I CH I CH I CH II CH I CH I CH I CH I CH I CH II Miqeitz (r) (r) (r) (r) Vayigash Vayechi Shemot Va'eira R R R R Bo Beshalach Yitro Mishpatim S S S S S (r) S M R M Terumah (b) (b) (b) (b) S (r) Z (b) R Tetzaveh Z Z Z Z Z (b)34 Z Ki Tisa P P P (b) (b) 35 P P Vayaqhel* ------P ------S S S S S Pequdei H H H P H H H (b) (b) (b) S(r) S (b) (b) Vayiqra (b) (b) (b) H (r) (b) (b) (b) Z Z Z Z (b) Z Z Tzav G G G G G G G P (b) (b) (b)36 Z P P Passover in Dias regular [Isr] years Shemini M [] H P P P P H H Tazria* ------(b) H (r) H (r) H H (b) (b) R R G G G (b) (b) G G Metzora [M] Passover Dias Dias leap years [Isr] [Isr]

31 This year has the Blessing of the Sun. 32 Three Hebrew letters. The first and last are the day of the week for Rosh Hashanah and Passover; the middle letter describes the kesidran – כ shlemim both have 30 days; and – ש ;haser both have 29 days – ח .number of days of Marcheshvan and Kislev Marcheshvan has 29 days and Kislev 30. The next two rows tell whether Rosh Hodesh of Kiselv and Tevet is 1 or 2 days. 33 See note on Kevia. 34 In Jerusalem: “Shabbat Purim.” Read Purim reading. Repeat Haftarah of Parashat Zachor. 35 In Jerusalem: “Shabbat Purim.” Read Purim reading. Repeat Haftarah of Parashat Zachor. 36 In Jerusalem: “Shabbat Purim.” Read Purim reading. Repeat Haftarah of Parashat Zachor. Acharei ------Q M M G G Q Mot*37 [Q] [Q] Q Q Q Q Q Q Q R Q Q Q Q Q R Qedoshim [M] [M] Emor Behar* ------[] ------Bechuqotai Bamidbar M M M M Nasso Beha'alotkha Shelach Qorach R R R Chuqat*38 --- [] --- [] --- [] R ---[] Balaq Pinchas 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 [] 1 [] 1 1 ------1 1 ------Mattot* [1] [1] Masei 2 2 2 2 2(r) 2(r) 2 2 2 2 2(r) 2 2 2 Devarim 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Va'etchanan 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Eiqev 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Re'eh39 3 3 3 3 (r) 3 3 3 3 3(r) 3 (r) 3 3 3 3 Shoftim 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ki Teitzei 5 5 5 540 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Ki Tavo 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Nitzavim* 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 Vayeilekh41 / / / SHU SHU SHU / / SHU SHU SHU / / / Ha'azinu SHU SHU SHU SHU SHU SHU SHU SHU Vezot ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST ST Haberakhah

37 In usual Ashkenazi practice, the passage from Ezekiel 22 usually considered as the Haftarah of Acharei Mot is only recited when Acharei Mot and Qedoshim are read separately (i.e. in leap years) and when neither Acharei Mot nor Qedoshim is superseded by Rosh Hodesh or Machar Hodesh. 38 Chuqat is never combined with Balaq in Israel. Outside Israel, it is combined with Balaq when Passover falls on a Thursday. 39 Some recite Haftarah for Shabbat Rosh Hodesh when Re’eh falls on Rosh Hodesh; no one recites Machar Hodesh when Re’eh falls out on the day before Rosh Hodesh. 40 Those who replace the haftarah for Reeh with Rosh Hodesh, read the haftarah for Re’eh together with Ki Teitze. 41 When Rosh Hashanah begins on a Thursday or Saturday, Vayeilekh is read together with Nitzavim and the 7th Haftarah of consolation is recited. When Rosh Hashanah begins on a Monday or Tuesday, Vayeilekh is read after Rosh Hashanah and the Haftarah of Shabbat Shuvah is recited. Note that Vayeilekh sometimes comes after Rosh Hashanah and Haazinu and Vezot HaBerchah always do, these Readings do not follow the Keviah of the new Jewish year but are determined by the reading cycle that began with Bereshit the previous year.