LOT LNUM PAGE 5 1st SEPT. 2014 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 05 1st SEPT. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

יא אלול י אלול ט אלול ח אלול ז אלול ו אלול TIMES ARE 6 Elul 7 Elul 8 Elul 9 Elul 10 Elul 11 Elul SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 CITY, ST

כי תצא SEPTEMBER KI TEITZEI 2014 Avot: Chapter 2 Labor Day Light candles at 1409C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1409S1 p.m.

יח אלול יז אלול טז אלול טו אלול יד אלול יג אלול יב אלול 7 12 Elul 8 13 Elul 9 14 Elul 10 15 Elul 11 16 Elul 12 17 Elul 13 18 Elul

כי תבוא KI TAVO Avot: Chapter 3 & 4 Light candles at 1409C2 p.m. Shabbat ends at 149S2 p.m.

כה אלול כד אלול כג אלול כב אלול כא אלול כ אלול יט אלול 14 19 Elul 15 20 Elul 16 21 Elul 17 22 Elul 18 23 Elul 19 24 Elul 20 25 Elul

נצבים-וילך NETZAVIM-VAYELCH Shabbat Selichot Avot: Chapter 5 & 6 Light candles at 149C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1409S3 p.m.

ג תשרי ב תשרי א תשרי כט אלול כח אלול כז אלול כו אלול 21 26 Elul 22 27 Elul 23 28 Elul 24 29 Elul 25 1 Tishrei 26 2 Tishrei 27 3 Tishrei

ערב ראש השנה האזינו יום ב דראש השנה יום א דראש השנה Eve of Rosh Hashanah Tavshilin First day of Second day of HA’AZINU Light candles at 1409C4 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH Shabbat Shuva 15 New Moon: 8:18 18 a.m. Light candles after 1409S4 p.m. Light candles at 1409C5 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1409S5 p.m.

ו תשרי ה תשרי ד תשרי 28 4 Tishrei 29 5 Tishrei 30 6 Tishrei

צום גדלי‘ FAST OF GEDALIA Fast begins at 1409b1 a.m. Fast ends at 1409e1 p.m. LOT LNUM PAGE 7 OCTOBER 2014 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 07 OCTOBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

י תשרי ט תשרי ח תשרי ז תשרי TIMES ARE 7 Tishrei 8 Tishrei 9 Tishrei 10 Tishrei SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 4 CITY, ST ערב יום כפור יום כפור OCTOBER Eve Of Yom Kippur YOM KIPPUR 2014 Light candles at 1410C1 p.m. Yizkor Fast begins at 1410M1 p.m. Yom Kippur ends at 1410S1 p.m.

יז תשרי טז תשרי טו תשרי יד תשרי יג תשרי יב תשרי יא תשרי 5 11 Tishrei 6 12 Tishrei 7 13 Tishrei 8 14 Tishrei 9 15 Tishrei 10 16 Tishrei 11 17 Tishrei

א דחול המועד סוכות ערב חג הסוכות 1st Intermediate יום ב דחג הסוכות יום א דחג הסוכות Eve of Sukkot Eruv Tavshilin First Day of SUKKOT Second Day of SUKKOT Day of Sukkot Light candles at 1410C2 p.m. Light candles after 1410S2 p.m. Light candles at 1410C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1410S3 p.m.

כד תשרי כג תשרי כב תשרי כא תשרי כ תשרי יט תשרי יח תשרי 12 18 Tishrei 13 19 Tishrei 14 20 Tishrei 15 21 Tishrei 16 22 Tishrei 17 23 Tishrei 18 24 Tishrei

בראשית BEREISHEET שמיני עצרת הושענא רבה Blessing of New Month שמחת תורה Hoshana Rabbah SHEMINI ATZERET ד דחול המועד סוכות ג דחול המועד סוכות ב דחול המועד סוכות 2nd Intermediate 3rd Intermediate 4th Intermediate Eruv Tavshilin Yizkor SIMCHAT Isru Chag Day of Sukkot Day of Sukkot Day of Sukkot Light candles at 1410C4 p.m. Light candles after 1410S4 p.m. Light candles at 1410C5 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1410S5 p.m.

א חשון ל תשרי כט תשרי כח תשרי כז תשרי כו תשרי כה תשרי 19 25 Tishrei 20 26 Tishrei 21 27 Tishrei 22 28 Tishrei 23 29 Tishrei 24 30 Tishrei 25 1 Cheshvan

נח NOAH ראש חדש חשון ראש חדש חשון Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 16 New Moon: 9:02 18 p.n. Light candles at 1410C6 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1410S6 p.m.

ז חשון ו חשון ה חשון ד חשון ג חשון ב חשון 26 2 Cheshvan 27 3 Cheshvan 28 4 Cheshvan 29 5 Cheshvan 30 6 Cheshvan 31 7 Cheshvan

Light candles at 1410C7 p.m. LOT LNUM PAGE 9 NOVEMBER 2014 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 09 NOVEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

ח חשון TIMES ARE 8 Cheshvan SHOWN FOR 1 CITY, ST NOVEMBER לך לך 2014 LECH LECHA Shabbat ends at 1411S1 p.m.

טו חשון יד חשון יג חשון יב חשון יא חשון י חשון ט חשון 2 9 Cheshvan 3 10 Cheshvan 4 11 Cheshvan 5 12 Cheshvan 6 13 Cheshvan 7 14 Cheshvan 8 15 Cheshvan

וירא VAYEIRA Light candles at 1411C1 p.m. Shabbat ends 1411S2 p.m.

כב חשון כא חשון כ חשון יט חשון יח חשון יז חשון טז חשון 9 16 Cheshvan 10 17 Cheshvan 11 18 Cheshvan 12 19 Cheshvan 13 20 Cheshvan 14 21 Cheshvan 15 22 Cheshvan

חיי שרה CHAYEI SARAH Veterans Day Light candles at 1411C2 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1411S3 p.m.

כט חשון כח חשון כז חשון כו חשון כה חשון כד חשון כג חשון 16 23 Cheshvan 17 24 Cheshvan 18 25 Cheshvan 19 26 Cheshvan 20 27 Cheshvan 21 28 Cheshvan 22 29 Cheshvan

תולדות TOLDOT Blessing of New Month Shabbat ends at 1411S4 p.m. 17 Light candles at 1411C3 p.m. New Moon: 9:46 18 a.m.

ז כסלו ו כסלו ה כסלו ד כסלו ג כסלו ב כסלו א כסלו 23 1 2 Kislev 3 Kislev 4 Kislev 5 Kislev 6 Kislev 7 Kislev 29 28 27 26 25 24 ראש חדש כסלו Rosh Chodesh Kislev

ח כסלו ויצא Kislev 8 30 VAYEITZEI Thanksgiving Day Light candles at 1411C4 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1411S5 p.m. LOT LNUM PAGE 11 DECEMBER 2014 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 11 DECEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

יד כסלו יג כסלו יב כסלו יא כסלו י כסלו ט כסלו TIMES ARE 9 Kislev 10 Kislev 11 Kislev 12 Kislev 13 Kislev 14 Kislev SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 CITY, ST DECEMBER וישלח 2014 VAYISHLACH Light candles at 1412C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1412S1 p.m.

כא כסלו כ כסלו יט כסלו יח כסלו יז כסלו טז כסלו טו כסלו 7 15 Kislev 8 16 Kislev 9 17 Kislev 10 18 Kislev 11 12 20 Kislev 13 21 Kislev

וישב VAYEISHEV Light candles at 1412C2 p.m. Shabbat ends 1412S12 p.m.

כח כסלו כז כסלו כו כסלו כה כסלו כד כסלו כג כסלו כב כסלו 22 Kislev 23 Kislev 24 Kislev 25 Kislev 26 Kislev 27 Kislev 28 Kislev 14 15 16 Nightfall during 17 CHANUKAH 18 CHANUKAH 19 CHANUKAH 20 CHANUKAH Chunukah is at After Shabbat Ends and Havdallah 1412E1 p.m. is Recited | Blessings 1 & 2

Before Shabbat Candle Ligting 1 2 3 4 5 Blessings 1 & 2 After Nightfall After Nightfall After Nightfall מקץ - Blessings 1 & 2 Blessings 1 & 2 1 2 3 4 MIKEITZ Blessings 1 2 & 3 Blessing of New Month 5 1 1 2 1 2 3 Light candles at 1412C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1412S3 p.m.

ה טבת ד טבת ג טבת ב טבת א טבת ל כסלו כט כסלו 29 Kislev 30 Kislev 1 Tevet 2 Tevet 3 Tevet 4 Tevet 5 Tevet 21 CHANUKAH 22 CHANUKAH 23 CHANUKAH 24 CHANUKAH 25 26 27 Rosh Chodesh Tevet Rosh Chodesh Tevet

After Nightfall Blessings 1 & 2 After Nightfall After Nightfall ויגש Blessings 1 & 2 Blessings 1 & 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VAYIGASH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Light candles at 1412C4 p.m. Shabbat ends at 1412S4 p.m. New Moon: 10:31 p.m.

ט טבת ח טבת ז טבת ו טבת 28 6 Tevet 29 7 Tevet 30 8 Tevet 31 9 Tevet LOT LNUM PAGE 13 JANUARY 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 13 JANUARY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

יב טבת יא טבת י טבת TIMES ARE 10 Tevet 11 Tevet 12 Tevet SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 CITY, ST תענית עשרה בטבט JANUARY ויחי FAST OF TEVET 10 2015 Fast begins at 01F1 a.m. VAYECHI Fast ends at 02F2 p.m. Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01S1 p.m.

יט טבת יח טבת יז טבת טז טבט טו טבת יד טבת יג טבת 4 13 Tevet 5 14 Tevet 6 15 Tevet 7 16 Tevet 8 17 Tevet 9 18 Tevet 10 19 Tevet

שמות SHEMOT Light candles at 01C2 p.m. Shabbat ends 01S2 p.m.

כו טבת כה טבת כד טבת כג טבת כב טבת כא טבת כ טבת 11 20 Tevet 12 21 Tevet 13 22 Tevet 14 23 Tevet 15 24 Tevet 16 25 Tevet 17 26 Tevet

וארא VA’EIRA Blessing of New Month Light candles at 01C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01S3 p.m.

ד שבט ג שבט ב שבט א שבט כט טבת כח טבת כז טבת 18 27 Tevet 19 28 Tevet 20 29 Tevet 21 1 Shevat 22 2 Shevat 23 3 Shevat 24 4 Shevat

בא BO ראש חדש שבט Dr. M. L. King Jr. Day 1 Rosh Chodesh Shevat Light candles at 01C4 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01S4 p.m. New Moon: 11:15 18 a.m.

יא שבט י שבט ט שבט ח שבט ז שבט ו שבט ה שבט 25 5 Shevat 26 6 Shevat 27 8 Shevat 28 8 Shevat 29 9 Shevat 30 10 Shevat 31 11 Shevat

בשלח BESHALACH Light candles at 01C5 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01S5 p.m. LOT LNUM PAGE 15 FEBRUARY 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 15 FEBRUARY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

יח שבט יז שבט טז שבט טו שבט יד שבט יג שבט יב שבט 1 12 Shevat 2 13 Shevat 3 14 Shevat 4 15 Shevat 5 16 Shevat 6 17 Shevat 7 18 Shevat

יתרו YITRO ראש השנה לאילנות New Year for Trees Light candles at 02C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 02S1 p.m.

כה שבט כד שבט כג שבט כב שבט כא שבט כ שבט יט שבט 8 19 Shevat 9 20 Shevat 10 21 Shevat 11 22 Shevat 12 23 Shevat 13 24 Shevat 14 25 Shevat

משפטים MISHPATIM Shekalim Blessing of New Month Light candles at 02C2 p.m. Shabbat ends 02S2 p.m.

ב אדר א אדר ל שבט כט שבט כח שבט כז שבט כו שבט 15 26 Shevat 16 27 Shevat 17 28 Shevat 18 29 Shevat 19 30 Shevat 20 1 Adar 21 2 Adar

תרומה ראש חדש אדר Rosh Chodesh Shevat TERUMAH ראש חדש אדר 2 Presidents Day New Moon: 11:59 18 p.m. Rosh Chodesh Shevat Light candles at 02C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 02S3 p.m.

ט אדר ח אדר ז אדר ו אדר ה אדר ד אדר ג אדר 22 3 Adar 23 4 Adar 24 5 Adar 25 6 Adar 26 7 Adar 27 8 Adar 28 9 Adar

תצוה TETZAVEH Parshat Zachor Light candles at 02C4 p.m. Shabbat ends at 02S4 p.m.

TIMES ARE SHOWN FOR CITY, ST FEBRUARY 2015 LOT LNUM PAGE 19 MARCH 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 19 MARCH SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

טז אדר טו אדר יד אדר יג אדר יב אדר יא אדר י אדר 1 10 Adar 2 11 Adar 3 12 Adar 4 13 Adar 5 14 Adar 6 15 Adar 7 16 Adar

תענית אסתר כי תשא שושן פורים FAST OF ESTHER SHUSHAN PURIM KI TISA פורים .Fast begins at 03F1 a.m Fast ends at 03F2 p.m. PURIM Light candles at 03C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 03S1 p.m.

כג אדר כב אדר כא אדר כ אדר יט אדר יח אדר יז אדר 8 17 Adar 9 18 Adar 10 19 Adar 11 20 Adar 12 21 Adar 13 22 Adar 14 23 Adar

ויקהל-פקודי VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI Parshat Parah Blessing of the New Month Light candles at 03C2 p.m. Shabbat ends 03S2 p.m.

א ניסן כט אדר כח אדר כז אדר כו אדר כה אדר כד אדר 15 24 Adar 16 25 Adar 17 26 Adar 18 27 Adar 19 28 Adar 20 29 Adar 21 1 Nissan

ויקרא VAYIKRA ראש חדש ניסן Light candles at 03C3 p.m. Parshat Hachodesh 3 New Moon: 12:43 18 p.m. Shabbat ends at 03S3 p.m.

ח ניסן ז ניסן ו ניסן ה ניסן ד ניסן ג ניסן ב ניסן 22 2 Nissan 23 3 Nissan 24 4 Nissan 25 5 Nissan 26 6 Nissan 27 7 Nissan 28 8 Nissan

צו TZAV Shabbat Hagadol Light candles at 03C4 p.m. Shabbat ends at 03S4 p.m.

יא ניסן י ניסן ט ניסן 9 Nissan 10 Nissan TIMES ARE 29 30 31 SHOWN FOR CITY, ST MARCH 2015 LOT LNUM PAGE 21 APRIL 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 21 APRIL SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

טו ניסן יד ניסן יג ניסן יב ניסן TIMES ARE 12 Nissan 13 Nissan 14 Nissan 15 Nissan SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 Eve of Passover 4 Second Seder CITY, ST First Seder

יום א דחג הפסח APRIL Eat chometz until 04P2 a.m. First day of PASSOVER Burn chometz until 04P3 a.m. .Light candles after 04C2 p.m בדיקת חמץ 2015 Search for chometz at 04P1 p.m. Light candles at 04C1 p.m. In evening count sefirah 1

כב ניסן כא ניסן כ ניסן יט ניסן יח ניסן יז ניסן טז ניסן 16 Nissan 17 Nissan 18 Nissan 19 Nissan 20 Nissan 21 Nissan 22 Nissan 5 Sefirah 1 6 Sefirah 2 7 Sefirah 3 8 Sefirah 4 9 Sefirah 5 10 Sefirah 6 11 Sefirah 7

יום ח דחג הפסח ד דחול המועד פסח 8th day of PASSOVER יום ז דחג הפסח 4th intermediate day ג דחול המועד פסח ב דחול המועד פסח א דחול המועד פסח יום ב דחג הפסח Second day of PASSOVER 1st intermediate day 2nd intermediate day 3rd intermediate day of PASSOVER 7th day of PASSOVER Yizkor Yom Tov ends at 04S1 p.m. of PASSOVER of PASSOVER of PASSOVER Light candles at 04C3 p.m. Light candles after 04C4 p.m. Passover ends at 04S2 p.m. In evening count sefirah 2 In evening count sefirah 3 In evening count sefirah 4 In evening count sefirah 5 In evening count sefirah 6 In evening count sefirah 7 In evening count sefirah 8

כט ניסן כח ניסן כז ניסן כו ניסן כה ניסן כד ניסן כג ניסן 23 Nissan 24 Nissan 25 Nissan 26 Nissan 27 Nissan 28 Nissan 29 Nissan 12 Sefirah 8 13 Sefirah 9 14 Sefirah 10 15 Sefirah 11 16 Sefirah 12 17 Sefirah 13 18 Sefirah 14 שמיני SHEMINI Blessing of the new month Avot: chapter 1 אסרו חג Isru Chag Light candles at 04C5 p.m. Shabbat ends 04S3 p.m. In evening count sefirah 9 In evening count sefirah 10 In evening count sefirah 11 In evening count sefirah 12 In evening count sefirah 13 In evening count sefirah 14 In evening count sefirah 15

ו אייר ה אייר ד אייר ג אייר ב אייר א אייר ל ניסן 30 Nissan 1 Iyar 2 Iyar 3 Iyar 4 Iyar 5 Iyar 6 Iyar 19 Sefirah 15 20 Sefirah 16 21 Sefirah 17 22 Sefirah 18 23 Sefirah 19 24 Sefirah 20 25 Sefirah 21

תזריע-מצורא TAZRIA-METZORAH ראש חדש אייר Avot: chapter 2 ראש חדש אייר Rosh Chodesh Iyar In evening count sefirah 16 Rosh Chodesh Iyar Light candles at 04C6 p.m. Shabbat ends at 04S4 p.m. 4 New Moon: 1:27 18 a.m. In evening count sefirah 17 In evening count sefirah 18 In evening count sefirah 19 In evening count sefirah 20 In evening count sefirah 21 In evening count sefirah 22

יא אייר י אייר ט אייר ח אייר ז אייר 7 Iyar 8 Iyar 9 Iyar 10 Iyar 11 Iyar 26 Sefirah 22 27 Sefirah 23 28 Sefirah 24 29 Sefirah 25 30 Sefirah 26

In evening count sefirah 23 In evening count sefirah 24 In evening count sefirah 25 In evening count sefirah 26 In evening count sefirah 27 LOT LNUM PAGE 23 MAY 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 23 MAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

יג אייר יב אייר TIMES ARE 12 Iyar 13 Iyar SHOWN FOR 1 Sefirah 27 2 Sefirah 28 CITY, ST אחרי-קדושים MAY ACHAREI-KEDOSHIM Avot: chapter 3 2015 Light candles at 05C1 p.m. Shabbat end at 05S1 p.m. In evening count sefirah 28 In evening count sefirah 29

כ אייר יט אייר יח אייר יז אייר טז אייר טו אייר יד אייר 14 Iyar 15 Iyar 16 Iyar 17 Iyar 18 Iyar 19 Iyar 20 Iyar 3 Sefirah 29 4 Sefirah 30 5 Sefirah 31 6 Sefirah 32 7 Sefirah 33 8 Sefirah 34 9 Sefirah 35

אמר EMOR Avot: chapter 4 לג בעומר LAG B’OMER Light candles at 05C2 p.m. Shabbat ends at 05S2 p.m. In evening count sefirah 30 In evening count sefirah 31 In evening count sefirah 32 In evening count sefirah 33 In evening count sefirah 34 In evening count sefirah 35 In evening count sefirah 36

כז אייר כו אייר כה אייר כד אייר כג אייר כב אייר כא אייר 21 Iyar 22 Iyar 23 Iyar 24 Iyar 25 Iyar 26 Iyar 27 Iyar 10 Sefirah 36 11 Sefirah 37 12 Sefirah 38 13 Sefirah 39 14 Sefirah 40 15 Sefirah 41 16 Sefirah 42 בהר-בחקותי BEHAR-BECHUKOTAI Blessing of the new month Avot: chapter 5 Light candles at 05C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 05S3 p.m. In evening count sefirah 37 In evening count sefirah 38 In evening count sefirah 39 In evening count sefirah 40 In evening count sefirah 41 In evening count sefirah 42 In evening count sefirah 43

ה סיון ד סיון ג סיון ב סיון א סיון כט אייר כח אייר 28 Iyar 29 Iyar 1 Sivan 2 Sivan 3 Sivan 4 Sivan 5 Sivan 17 Sefirah 43 18 Sefirah 44 19 Sefirah 45 20 Sefirah 46 21 Sefirah 47 22 Sefirah 48 23 Sefirah 49

במדבר BAMIDBAR ראש חדש סיון In evening count sefirah 45 Rosh Chodesh Sivan Light candles at 05C4 p.m. Avot: chapter 6 5 In evening count sefirah 44 New Moon: 2:11 18 p.m. In evening count sefirah 46 In evening count sefirah 47 In evening count sefirah 48 In evening count sefirah 49 Light candles after 05C5 p.m.

יב סיון יא סיון י סיון ט סיון ח סיון ז סיון ו סיון 24 6 Sivan 7 Sivan 8 Sivan 9 Sivan 10 Sivan 11 Sivan 12 Sivan Sefirah 21 26 27 28 29 30 25 יום א דחג השבועות Shavuot Light candles after 05C6 p.m. נשא יום ב דחג השבועות SHAVUOT NASO יג סיון 31 13 Sivan Yizkor Avot: chapter 1 Shavuot ends at 05S4 p.m. Light candles at 05C5 p.m. Shabbat ends at 05S5 p.m. Memorial Day LOT LNUM PAGE 25 JUNE 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 25 JUNE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

יט סיון יח סיון יז סיון טז סיון טו סיון יד סיון TIMES ARE 14 Sivan 15 Sivan 16 Sivan 17 Sivan 18 Sivan 19 Sivan SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 CITY, ST

בהעולותך JUNE BEHAALOTECHA 2015 Avot: chapter 2 Light candles at 06C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 06S1 p.m.

כו סיון כה סיון כד סיון כג סיון כב סיון כא סיון כ סיון 7 20 Sivan 8 21 Sivan 9 22 Sivan 10 23 Sivan 11 24 Sivan 12 25 Sivan 13 26 Sivan

שלח SHELACH Blessing of New Month Avot: chapter 3 Light candles at 06C2 p.m. Shabbat ends 06S2 p.m.

ג תמוז ב תמוז א תמוז ל סיון כט סיון כח סיון כז סיון 14 27 Sivan 15 28 Sivan 16 29 Sivan 17 30 Sivan 18 1 Tammuz 19 2 Tammuz 20

קרח KORACH ראש חדש תמוז Avot: chapter 4 ראש חדש תמוז Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 6 New Moon: 2:55 18 a.m. Rosh Chodesh Tammuz Light candles at 06C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 06S3 p.m.

י תמוז ט תמוז ח תמוז ז תמוז ו תמוז ה תמוז ד תמוז 21 4 Tammuz 22 5 Tammuz 23 6 Tammuz 24 7 Tammuz 25 8 Tammuz 26 9 Tammuz 27 10 Tammuz

חקת CHUKAT Avot: chapter 5 Light candles at 06C4 p.m. Shabbat ends at 06S4 p.m.

יג תמוז יב תמוז יא תמוז 28 11 Tammuz 29 12 Tammuz 30 13 Tammuz LOT LNUM PAGE 27 JULY 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 27 JULY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

יז תמוז טז תמוז טו תמוז יד תמוז TIMES ARE 14 Tammuz 15 Tammuz 16 Tammuz 17 Tammuz SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 4 CITY, ST בלק JULY BALAK Avot: chapter 6 2015 Shabbat ends at 07S1 p.m. Light candles at 07C1 p.m. Independence Day

כד תמוז כג תמוז כב תמוז כא תמוז כ תמוז יט תמוז יח תמוז 5 18 Tammuz 6 19 Tammuz 7 20 Tammuz 8 21 Tammuz 9 22 Tammuz 10 23 Tammuz 11 24 Tammuz

פינחס תענית יז תמוז Fast of Tammuz 17 PINCHAS Blessing of New Month Fast begins at 03F1 a.m. Avot: chapter 1 Fast ends at 03F2 p.m. Light candles at 07C2 p.m. Shabbat ends 07S2 p.m.

ב אב א אב כט תמוז כח תמוז כז תמוז כו תמוז כה תמוז 12 25 Tammuz 13 26 Tammuz 14 27 Tammuz 15 28 Tammuz 16 29 Tammuz 17 1 Av 18 2 Av

מטות-מסע MATOT-MASSEI ראש חדש אב Rosh Chodesh Av Avot: chapter 2 7 New Moon: 3:39 18 p.m. Light candles at 07C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 07S3 p.m.

ט אב ח אב ז אב ו אב ה אב ד אב ג אב 19 3 Av 20 4 Av 21 5 Av 22 6 Av 23 7 Av 24 8 Av 25 9 Av דברים Devarim Avot: chapter 3 Fast begins at 07F1 p.m. Light candles at 07C4 p.m. Shabbat ends at 07S4 p.m.

טו אב יד אב יג אב יב אב יא אב י אב 26 10 Av 27 11 Av 28 12 Av 29 13 Av 30 14 Av 31 15 Av

חמשה עשר באב תענית ט אב OF 9TH OF AV Fifteenth of AvםFAST Fast ends at 07F2 p.m. Light candles at 07C5 p.m. LOT LNUM PAGE 29 AUGUST 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 29 AUGUST SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

טז אב TIMES ARE 16 Av SHOWN FOR 1 CITY, ST ואתחנן AUGUST VA’ETCHANAN 2015 Avot: chapter 4 Shabbat ends at 08S1 p.m.

כג אב כב אב כא אב כ אב יט אב יח אב יז אב 2 17 Av 3 18 Av 4 19 Av 5 20 Av 6 21 Av 7 22 Av 8 23 Av

עקב EIKEV Blessing of New Month Avot: chapter 5 Light candles at 08C1 p.m. Shabbat ends 08S2 p.m.

ל אב כט אב כח אב כז אב כו אב כה אב כד אב 9 24 Av 10 25 Av 11 26 Av 12 27 Av 13 28 Av 14 29 Av 15 30 Av ראה RE’EH ראש חדש אלול Avot: chapter 6 Shabbat ends at 08S3 p.m. 8 Light candles at 08C2 p.m. New Moon: 4:23 18 a.m.

ז אלול ו אלול ה אלול ד אלול ג אלול ב אלול א אלול 16 1 Elul 17 2 Elul 18 3 Elul 19 4 Elul 20 5 Elul 21 6 Elul 22 7 Elul

שופטים SHOFTIM Avot: chapter 1 ראש חדש אלול Rosh Chodesh Elul Light candles at 08C3 p.m. Shabbat ends at 08S4 p.m.

יד אלול יג אלול יב אלול יא אלול י אלול ט אלול ח אלול 23 8 Elul 24 9 Elul 25 10 Elul 26 11 Elul 27 12 Elul 28 13 Elul 29 14 Elul

כי תצה טז אלול טו אלול 30 15 Elul 31 16 Elul KI TEITZEI Avot: chapter 2 Light candles at 08C4 p.m. Shabbat ends at 08S5 p.m. LOT LNUM PAGE 31 SEPTEMBER 2015 --SMALL-- MASTER PAGE 31 2nd SEPT. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

כא אלול כ אלול יט אלול יח אלול יז אלול TIMES ARE 17 Elul 18 Elul 19 Elul 20 Elul 21 Elul SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 4 5 CITY, ST כי תבוא SEPTEMBER KI TAVO 2015 Avot: chapter 3 & 4 Light candles at at 9BC1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 9BS1 p.m.

כח אלול כז אלול כו אלול כה אלול כד אלול כג אלול כב אלול 6 22 Elul 7 23 Elul 8 24 Elul 9 25 Elul 10 26 Elul 11 27 Elul 12 28 Elul

נצבים NITZAVIM Avot: chapter 5 & 6 Labor Day Light candles at at 9BC2 p.m. Shabbat ends at 9BS2 p.m.

ו תשרי ה תשרי ד תשרי ג תשרי ב תשרי א תשרי כט אלול 13 29 Elul 14 1 Tishrei 15 2 Tishrei 16 3 Tishrei 17 4 Tishrei 18 5 Tishrei 19 6 Tishrei

וילך צום גדלי‘ FAST OF GEDALIA יום ב דראש השנה יום א דראש השנה ערב ראש השנה Eve Of Rosh Hashanah First day of Second day of VAYELECH Fast begins at p.m. Light candles at 9BC3 p.m. ROSH HASHANAH ROSH HASHANAH 9BF1 Shabbat Shuva 9 New Moon: 11:07 18 p.m. Light candles after 9BC4 p.m. Rosh Hashanah ends at 9BS3 p.m. Fast ends at 9BF2 p.m. Light candles at 9BC5 p.m. Shabbat ends at 9BS4 p.m.

יג תשרי יב תשרי יא תשרי י תשרי ט תשרי ח תשרי ז תשרי 20 7 Tishrei 21 8 Tishrei 22 9 Tishrei 23 10 Tishrei 24 11 Tishrei 25 12 Tishrei 26 13 Tishrei

יום כפור ערב יום כפור האזינו Eve Of Yom Kippur YOM KIPPUR Light candles at 9BC6 p.m. Yizkor HA’AZINU Fast begins at 9BF3 p.m. Yom Kippur ends at 9BF4 p.m. Light candles at 9BC7 p.m. Shabbat ends at 9BS5 p.m.

יז תשרי טז תשרי טו תשרי יד תשרי 27 14 Tishrei 28 15 Tishrei 29 16 Tishrei 30 17 Tishrei

א דחול המועד סוכות יום א דחג הסוכות יום א דחג הסוכות ערב חג הסוכות Eve of Sukkot First Day of SUKKOT Second Day of SUKKOT 1st Intermediate Light candles at 9BC8 p.m. Light candles after 9BC9 p.m. Yom Tov ends at 9BS6 p.m. Day of Sukkot SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

TIMES ARE 18 Tishrei 19 Tishrei 20 Tishrei 19 Cheshvan 20 Cheshvan 21 Cheshvan 22 Cheshvan 23 Cheshvan 24 Cheshvan 25 Cheshvan SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 CITY, ST Chayei Sarah OCToBER 3rd intermediate day 4th intermediate day Blessing of 2nd intermediate day of SUKKOT of SUKKOT the new month 2015 of SUKKOT Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. 4 21 Tishrei 5 22 Tishrei 6 23 Tishrei 7 24 Tishrei 8 25 Tishrei 9 26 Tishrei 10 27 Tishrei 8 27 Cheshvan 9 26 Cheshvan 10 28 Cheshvan 11 29 Cheshvan 12 30 Cheshvan 13 14 2 Kislev BEREISHIT Blessing of Rosh Chodesh Hoshana Rabbah Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah the new month Rosh Chodesh Kislev Toldot Light Candles at 01C2 p.m. Light Candles at 01C2 p.m. Yom Tov Ends at 01C2 p.m. Isru Chag Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. Kislev Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. 11 28 Tishrei 12 29 Tishrei 13 30 Tishrei 14 1 Cheshvan 15 2 Cheshvan 16 3 Cheshvan 17 4 Cheshvan 15 3 Kislev 16 4 Kislev 17 5 Kislev 18 6 Kislev 19 7 Kislev 20 8 Kislev 21 9 Kislev

Rosh Chodesh Rosh Chodesh NOACH Vayetzei Cheshvan Cheshvan Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. 18 5 Cheshvan 19 6 Cheshvan 20 7 Cheshvan 21 8 Cheshvan 22 9 Cheshvan 23 10 Cheshvan 24 11 Cheshvan 22 10 Kislev 23 11 Kislev 24 12 Kislev 25 13 Kislev 26 14 Kislev 27 15 Kislev 28 16 Kislev

LECH-LECHA Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m.

12 Cheshvan 13 Cheshvan 14 Cheshvan 15 Cheshvan 16 Cheshvan 17 Cheshvan 18 Cheshvan 17 Kislev 18 Kislev TIMES ARE 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 SHOWN FOR CITY, ST NOVEMBER VAYEIRA Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. 2015

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TIMES ARE 19 Kislev 20 Kislev 21 Kislev 22 Kislev 23 Kislev SHOWN FOR 1 2 3 4 5 CITY, ST VAYEISHEV DECEMBER Blessing of the new month 2015 Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. 6 24 Kislev 7 25 Kislev 8 26 Kislev 9 27 Kislev 10 28 Kislev 11 29 Kislev 12 30 Kislev CHANUKAH MIKEITZ CHANUKAH Rosh Chodesh Tevet CHANUKAH CHANUKAH CHANUKAH CHANUKAH Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. 13 1 Tevet 14 2 Tevet 15 3 Tevet 16 4 Tevet 17 5 Tevet 18 6 Tevet 19 7 Tevet

CHANUKAH CHANUKAH VAYIGASH Rosh Chodesh Tevet Rosh Chodesh Tevet Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. 20 8 Tevet 21 9 Tevet 22 10 Tevet 23 11 Tevet 24 12 Tevet 25 13 Tevet 26 14 Tevet

FAST OF 10 TEVET Fast begins at 01C1 p.m. VAYECHI Fast ends at 01C1 p.m. Light candles at 01C1 p.m. Shabbat ends at 01C1 p.m. 27 15 Tevet 28 16 Tevet 29 17 Tevet 30 18 Tevet 31 19 Tevet JERUSALEM Pencil By Michoel Muchnik

.Elul 20 Rosh Hashana as its brain, containing all and abundance אלול–תשרי First day, this year, for saying Selichot the switches for every day of the year. SEPTEMBER Elul–Tishrei We hear the sounding of the Shofar on (‘prayers for forgiveness’). The Selichot That’s also why it is the Day of Judgment: both days of Rosh Hashana, Sept. 5 and are said before dawn or early in the Every moment of these 48 hours, our The Month of Elul 6 during the daytime. morning. words and actions adjust the program for Elul is an appropriate time to reflect on our actions and attitudes of On the first day of Rosh Hashana, we visit Elul 29 another day of the year. Over the period the previous year, and resolve to correct our shortcomings. See Sept. a body of water or pond containing live Birthday of Menachem Mendel of of ten days until Yom Kippur, the code 2015 for more detailed Elul information. fish and recite the Tashlich prayers. Lubavitch, third leader of . can still be revised—by revising our own Elul 18 hearts and lives. After that, it is burned in. Tishrei 4 Fast of Gedaliah Tishrei 1-2 Rosh Hashana Birthday of Rabbi Yisroel Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism, Rewrites are awkward. This fast day commemorates the tragic renowned for his love of every . Birthday of Rabbi Shneur Zalman Rosh Hashana literally means, Head of It is customary on Rosh Hashana to eat assassination of Gedaliah, a great Jewish of , founder of Chabad intellectual branch of Chassidism. the Year. Imagine the year as a body and foods symbolizing sweetness, blessings leader during the Babylonian exile.

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Tishrei 6 like Shabbat—there are five other of Psalms. In the morning, we circle Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin Chana off-limits activities: Eating and the Torah-reading platform of the Schneerson, mother of the drinking, anointing with perfumes seven times, lulav and Lubavitcher , Rabbi or lotions, marital relations, washing etrog in hand, while reciting the Menachem Schneerson. (for pleasure) and wearing leather Hoshanot. Then, in an ancient rite The Eve of Yom Kippur shoes. of profound mystical significance, “One who feasts on the day before Tishrei 13 we beat five willow branches on the Yom Kippur,” our Sages proclaim, Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Shmuel of floor. “is as though he fasted two days.” Lubavitch, fourth leader of Chabad. Tishrei 22-23 Simchat Torah G-d asks us to fast, so that He Tishrei 15-21 Sukkot The joy of Sukkot expands for can clean up our souls. But He is Sukkot is a joyous holiday. For seven days and then bursts into concerned for our health, and so seven days, we are once again the Shemini Atzeret—a day containing asks us to fill up the day before. original People of Moses wandering all the joy of the coming year. The Parents bless their children today. in the wilderness, surrounded by second evening of Shemini Atzeret, And people with unresolved the Clouds of Glory. Only now we celebrate Simchat Torah: All issues standing between them those clouds are the greenery of the Scrolls of the Torah are carried ask forgiveness from one another. a festive hut—called a Sukkah. All from their ark around the bimah After all, G-d cannot forgive as meals are eaten in the Sukkah, seven times, with dance and song. long as the person who was hurt barring inclement weather. In some communities, this is done has not been asked for forgiveness. on the first night, as well. On the And G-d’s forgiveness mirrors our The Four Kinds morning of the second day, every degree of forgiveness. Each day of Sukkot, except man and boy is called to the Shabbat, from September 19 until Tishrei 10 Yom Kippur Torah, as we complete the yearly September 25, we shake the ‘four Yom Kippur (‘Day of Atonement’) cycle of Torah reading, and begin kinds’ during the daytime. is the holiest day in the Jewish immediately anew. Year. It us so holy that the soul is Tishrei 21 Hoshana Rabba See center of calendar for candle “at one” with G-d. When the soul On Hoshana Rabba, a verdict is lighting blessings and holiday is at one, all is forgiven. There’s issued above: How much rain will recipes. a catch: Nothing must interfere descend this year and where. As with that oneness. That’s why, from Earth’s lawyers, we follow ancient Friday evening, Sept. 13, until customs to influence this decree. All JERUSALEM Saturday night, Sept. 14, in addition the preceding night, we recite the Pencil By Michoel Muchnik to the prohibition of work—just Book of Deuteronomy and the Book

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Moshiach–Our Redeemer the world will serve the one G-d. “I believe with complete faith in the Moshiach will reveal G-dliness in coming of Moshiach. And though he every facet of the Creation. He will may tarry, I shall wait, anticipating elevate each of us from our respective his arrival each day.” (Number 12 of limitations and open our eyes to the Maimonides’ 13 Principles of Faith). G-dliness that is the inner reality of our Belief in Moshiach is Central to life. We will still have our family, friends The concept of Moshiach is basic to and possessions. However, they will Jewish belief. It is found in the writings be more wholesome and meaningful of the prophets which are filled with because we will see their true value— references to Moshiach. Throughout their Divine purpose. history our ancestors have prayed for How Do We Prepare for Moshiach? Moshiach’s arrival. By doing more mitzvot, learning more Why Do We Need Moshiach? Torah and praying for his revelation, we In the Messianic Era, the Divine plan for hasten Moshiach’s coming and prepare the world will be fully realized. There ourselves to greet him. will be universal peace, prosperity, The following are a few practical goodness and knowledge of G-d. suggestions of things to do based on How Will Moshiach Affect Our Lives? Talmudic sources. For more information The coming of Moshiach will not cause call us. a break with the past and the beginning Perform an additional — of something entirely new. On the perhaps one you have never yet contrary, it is the culmination and performed. crowning stroke of all our efforts toward a world of peace and consummate Help another person in any or all of the holiness. following ways: financial assistance, physical help, words of kindness Moshiach will free the Jewish People and encouragement, and emotional from all servitude to foreign nations, support. rebuild the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and gather all the of the entire Study more Torah—especially the areas world to Israel. Peace and prosperity that discuss Moshiach. will be universal and all the nations of SMALL BLACK IMPRINT PAGE 10 FORM: BOT 03 LOT#: LNUM ST CITY DECEMBER 2014

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Kislev 9 How to Celebrate Chanukah own Chanukah Menorahs and all young Birthday and yahrtzeit of Rabbi Dov- Kindle the Chanukah Menorah on girls light their own Shabbat candles. Ber, second leader of Chabad. each of the eight nights of Chanukah. Students and singles who live in a Kislev 10 For the dates and times see the dormitory or in their own apartments, Release from imprisonment on false calendar below. Use olive oil or paraffin should kindle Menorahs in their own charges of Rabbi Dov-Ber. candles—large enough to burn until rooms. half an hour after nightfall—for the Chanukah lights are kindled in the front Kislev 14 lights of the Menorah. Wedding anniversary of the Lubavitcher window or by a doorway. Use a ‘Shamesh’ (service candle) to Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson. On Friday afternoon the Chanukah kindle the lights, and place it in its lights (which will burn until a half- Kislev 19 special place on the Menorah. Rabbi Dov-Ber, the Maggid of hour after nightfall) are kindled Mezeritch, passed away. He was the For the number of lights and the order before the Shabbat candles are lit. successor of the Baal Shem Tov. of kindling see the calendar below. From the time the Shabbat candles are lit until Shabbat ends and the Release from Czarist imprisonment in Before kindling recite the blessings, and after kindling recite ‘Hanairos Havdalah (separation between Shabbat Petersburg, in 1798, of his youngest and weekday) prayer is recited the disciple, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of hallolu...’ See the calendar below for which blessings to say. Chanukah Menorah should not be relit, Liozhna (later of Liadi), founder moved or prepared. After this time the of Chabad-Lubavitch. Celebrated All members of the family should be Chanukah lights for Saturday night are throughout the world as the ‘New Year present at the kindling of the Chanukah kindled. of Chassidism.’ lights. Have all young boys kindle their

Chanukah Menorah Kindling Blessings 2. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me- 3. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu lech Ho-olom She-o-so Ni-sim La-avo-sei- Me-lech Ho-olom She-heh-che-yoh-nu 1. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu nu Ba-yo-mim Ho-heim Biz-man Ha-zeh. Ve-ki-ye-mo-nu Ve-hi-gi-o-nu Liz-man Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Ha-zeh. Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the Cha-nu-kah. universe, Who performed miracles for our Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of forefathers in those days, at this time. the universe, Who has granted us life, Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the sustained us, and enabled us to reach this universe, Who has sanctified us with His The following blessing is said only on the first occasion. commandments, and commanded us to evening (or the first time one kindles the lights kindle the Chanukah light. this Chanukah): JERUSALEM Pencil By Michoel Muchnik

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Tevet 10 law, or at least the briefer Sefer HaMitzvos. Anniversary of start of siege of Jerusalem by Tevet 24 Nebuchadnezar, King of Babylon, resulting Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, first leader of Chabad- in destruction of First Temple (422 BCE). Lubavitch, passed away. Commemorated since then as a public fast day. Shevat 10 Tevet 20 Rabbi Shalom Sharabi, brilliant and saintly Yemenite RaMBaM (Maimonides), Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon Kabbalist, whose works are much revered, passed (1145-1205), passed away in Cairo, Egypt, and away. was buried in Tiberias, Israel. Outstanding codifier, commentator, philosopher, physician to Sultan Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak , sixth leader of Saladin, and leader of Egyptian Jewry, his brilliant the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, passed away. He works are studied to this day. It was said of him: is renowned for his devoted efforts in strengthening “From Moses to Moses (i.e. the RaMBaM), there was Judaism in USSR, USA and many other lands. He none like Moses!” brought the Chabad movement to America. This day also marks the beginning of the leadership by the The Lubavitcher Rebbe has urged all Jews to study Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Schneerson. daily his Mishneh Torah, authoritative code of Jewish

The Mezuzah Each Mezuzah should be examined by a reliable Inside that small case, nailed or glued at the scribe at least twice every seven years. entrance of a Jewish home, is a miniature scroll, Before affixing a Mezuzah to a doorpost, recite the written with exquisite care by an expert scribe, following blessing: containing the Sh’ma Yisroel—the proclamation of a Jew’s faith. The Mezuzah is a covenant we have Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho- made with the Master of the Universe: We will olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo- inscribe His unity upon the doorposts of our homes nu Lik-bo-ah Mezuzah. and He will protect us wherever we may be found. Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, A Mezuzah should be affixed to the doorpost of who has sanctified us by His commandments, and every room in the home and place of business— has commanded us to affix a Mezuzah. JERUSALEM including the basement, attic and garage. We do For more information or for help in obtaining or Pencil By Michoel Muchnik not place one at the entrance to a bathroom. checking a Mezuzah, please contact us.

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Shevat 10 Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Food for the Soul Schneersohn, sixth Just as there are foods that are leader of the Chabad- good for the body and foods that Lubavitch movement, are harmful, so there are foods that passed away. He is nourish the inner person—the soul— renowned for his and foods that harm it. devoted efforts in The Kosher Laws are Torah’s guide strengthening Judaism to those foods that affect the Jewish in USSR, USA and soul adversely. Any meat or fowl that many other lands. He is eaten must be slaughtered in a brought the Chabad prescribed, humane fashion. Meat movement to America. and milk must never mix. Scavengers, This day also marks predatory beasts and fish, shellfish the beginning of the and certain other animals are leadership by the forbidden. Lubavitcher Rebbe, It’s Never Been Easier! Rabbi Menachem Seventy percent of the packaged Schneerson. foods in your cupboard are probably kosher already. Kosher foods are the Shevat 15 fastest growing segment of the food New Year for trees, industry. Going the full mile can be a when trees begin to bud smooth, step-by-step process—each in Israel. It is customary step a mitzvah all on its own: to eat many fruits, especially those for • Don’t mix meat and milk. which the • Cut out pork, shellfish and non- kosher fish. is praised in Scriptures. • Buy only kosher meat. Shevat 22 • Buy only those processed goods Yahrtzeit of Rebbetzin that have kosher certification. Chaya Mushka • Make your kitchen kosher. Schneerson, wife of the For more information or for help in Lubavitcher Rebbe. keeping kosher, please contact us. JERUSALEM Pencil By Michoel Muchnik

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How to Celebrate Purim daytime. The mitzvah is best fulfilled by Listen to the Megillah giving directly to the needy. If, however, To relive the miraculous events of Purim, you cannot find poor people, place at we listen to the reading of the Megillah least several coins into pushkas (charity (the Scroll of Esther) on Saturday night, boxes). Even small children should fulfill Feb. 27, and again on Sunday, Feb. this mitzvah. 28, during the daytime. When Haman’s Eat the Festive Meal name is mentioned, we twirl graggers As on all festivals, we celebrate Purim and stamp our feet to ‘drown out’ his with a special festive meal on Feb. 28, evil name. Tell the children that Purim during the daytime, when family and is the only time when it’s a mitzvah to friends gather together to rejoice in the make noise! Purim spirit. Send Gifts of Food The Fast of Esther On Purim we emphasize the importance To commemorate the day of prayer and of Jewish unity and friendship by fasting which the Jews held before their sending gifts of food to friends. Send victory, we fast before Purim, on Feb. a gift of at least two kinds of ready-to- 25. eat foods (for example, pastry, fruit, Machatzit Hashekel beverage) to at least one friend on Feb. It is a tradition to give 3 half-dollar coins 28, during the daytime. It is proper to charity to commemorate the half- that men send to men and women to shekel given by each Jew in the time of women. Sending these gifts should be the Holy Temple. This mitzvah, usually done through a third party. Children, in performed in the synagogue, should be addition to sending their own gifts of done on Feb. 25 or Feb. 28, according food, make enthusiastic messengers. to your custom.

Give Gifts to the Needy Nissan 2 Concern for the needy is a year-round Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Sholom Dov-Ber, fifth responsibility for the Jew. On Purim, leader of Chabad-Lubavitch. particularly, it is a special mitzvah to remember the poor. Give charity to at Nissan 11 JERUSALEM least two, but preferably more, needy The 113th birthday of the Lubavitcher Pencil By Michoel Muchnik individuals on Feb. 28, during the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

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ניסן–אייר JERUSALEM Pencil By Michoel Muchnik APRIL Nissan–Iyar

How to Prepare the Kitchen away with the chometz that will Second Night of Pesach Since the kitchen has been be sold to the non-Jew. On the second night of Pesach, used the whole year long for How to Sell the Chometz we begin Sefirat Ha’omer, chometz, it’s going to need Since we can’t own chometz counting of the fifty days some work to prepare it for on Passover, we need to sell— between Pesach and Shavuot. Passover use. Contact us for before the time indicated on Consult a for details. details. the calendar—to a non-Jew Nissan 22 Last Day of Shopping for Passover all chometz that we will not Passover While shopping for Passover we consume or destroy before The eighth day of Passover is must be careful that the foods Passover. This is not a simple traditionally associated with our we buy are not only kosher but transaction. That is why we fervent hope for the coming of are also kosher-for-Passover— empower a competent Rabbi to Moshiach. that is, completely chometz- do it for us. The Baal Shem Tov, founder of free. The Morning Before Passover Chassidus, instituted the custom In addition to ‘raw ingredients’, On April 18, we can eat of eating on the last day of there are many kosher-for-Pass- chometz only until the time Passover a special third meal, over packaged foods available. indicated on the calendar. After complete with matzah and wine, However, be careful to purchase that time we may eat only foods called the “Meal of Moshiach”. only those packaged foods which are kosher-for-Passover. On that day, he said, one can that display the insignia of a However, we do not eat matzah feel the approach of Moshiach. reliable supervising agency, until the Seder. Passover does not end until the together with “P” or “kosher for Nissan 15-16 The Seder night of April 26, at the time Passover”. How to Celebrate Passover for Passover)—and store it all away in closets Nights indicated on the calendar. Until What is Chometz? or rooms that you will lock or tape shut. You’ll The Search for Chometz The first two nights of Passover, that time no chometz should be Chometz is any food and drink made from sell this chometz temporarily to a non-Jew. On the evening of April 17 we we conduct a Seder—a festive bought or eaten. search our homes for chometz. yet solemn event. At a table roy wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt or their deriva- Clean your entire house, purging it of all - See Center of calendar for tives, which is forbidden on Passover because crumbs and small pieces of food. Also check Consult a Siddur for details. ally set with our best crystal and holiday candle lighting it is leavened or fermented. If a food contains for chometz in your car and office—don’t Burning the Chometz silver and the finest of kosher blessings. any of these ingredients and is not certified as overlook desks and drawers. Other spots On the morning before Pass- wines, we re-enact the Exodus “kosher-for-Passover”, it’s considered chometz. to be investigated include: clothes, pockets over, April 18, we burn the from Egypt in ancient times. We also pray for the forthcoming re- Cleaning for Passover (especially the children’s), pocketbooks and chometz that was found during demption speedily in our days. Take all the chometz—both food and utensils attache cases. Vacuum cleaner bags should be the search or that was left over used throughout the year (and not koshered discarded or cleaned. from breakfast and not stored

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JERUSALEM אייר–סיון MAY Iyar–Sivan Pencil By Michoel Muchnik

Iyar 14 Sivan 6-7 Shavuot, In the times of the Holy Temple, those a Major Festival who had become ritually impure would Shavuot is a major festival, celebrating get a second chance to offer their Pascal an event so important, the world would sacrifce on this day. Some still have a be an entirely different place without it. custom of celebrating the day by eating On this day, 3,326 years ago, the entire matzah. Jewish nation stood at the foot of Mount Iyar 18 - Lag B’Omer Sinai and the transmission of Torah The 33rd day of the Omer-counting is began from heaven to earth. celebrated as a holiday. Two reasons: 1) Torah was the first mindset to recognize Between Passover and Shavuot, one year the worth of ordinary people who were in the early 2nd century, 24,000 disciples not kings and bullies. To champion of Rabbi Akiva (greatest Sage of Israel human rights, public education, in the Mishnaic period), passed away environmental responsibility, freedom of because they were not respectful enough information, medical ethics, feminism, to each other. Therefore, this period is social action—the whole concept of a time of semi-mourning (no weddings, progress and hope for the future. No etc.). On the 33rd (“LaG” = 33) day of other teaching has had a comparable the Omer, they stopped dying. 2) An impact on our way of thinking today. outstanding later disciple of Rabbi Akiva, Much of what Torah teaches us remains Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, Mishnaic Sage radical even in modern terms. and author of the , principle work The same Manufacturer that produced of Jewish mysticism (), passed the world provides instructions for what oral traditions, writings and sayings The next morning, June 4, every cheese). Cheesecake is a big hit. away. Having fulfilled his mission in this to do with it. In fact, our Sages say, Torah of all Torah Sages throughout the man, woman and child attends world, he asked that the anniversary be It is customary on Shavuot to is the blueprint by which the world was generations. Alongside this is a services to hear the story of the Ten celebrated as a happy day. decorate our and designed. Commandments read from a Torah rich esoteric tradition called the homes with flowers, fruits and Iyar 28 scroll. It is especially important for In its most specific sense, Torah refers to Kabbalah, which unlocks secret greens. Samuel the Prophet, last Judge (ruler) the Five Books of Moses, written down knowledge we could never know on children to be there, since they of Israel before the first king, Saul, was King David passed away on over a period of 40 years by Moses while our own. served as our guarantors the first anointed, passed away at the age of time the Torah was given. Shavuot. So did the father of the he and his people roamed the Sinai Shavuot Observances 52 (880 BCE), and was mourned by Chassidic movement, Rabbi Yisroel desert. In a more general sense, Torah On the first night of Shavuot, many Before the main meat meal on the the whole nation. He is buried near Baal Shem Tov. includes all the 24 books of the Bible. communities host an all-night first day of Shavuot, the tradition is Jerusalem. Even more generally, Torah includes the learnathon. to eat a festive dairy meal (not hard

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סיון–תמוז JUNE Sivan–Tammuz

Tammuz 3 Tammuz 12-13 to this day—the source of the Passing of the Lubavitcher Birthday of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak amazing modern wave of return Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (1880-1950), sixth to Judaism among thousands of Schneerson, in 1994. The Rebbe leader of Chabad-Lubavitch. intellectual Soviet Jews, reared on emphasized many times after Release of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak four generations of Marxist atheist the passing of his father-in-law, Schneersohn (1880-1950) materialism! in 1950, that the anniversary of from Bolshevik imprisonment, the passing of a righteous Jewish Leningrad, 1927. His leader is an auspicious time for imprisonment followed his us to rededicate ourselves to the implacable struggle to preserve realization of his most cherished Jewish religious life throughout goals. the Soviet Union. Aided by his The Rebbe’s leadership continues faithful followers, he established to inspire us. He has taught us a vast underground network that with every good deed we of Torah-schools, financial aid do we bring the world one step for construction and upkeep of closer to perfection. Indeed, every mikvaos (ritual pools for marital kind word we speak, and even our purity), for Shabbat observers and positive thoughts, have a potent for purchase of religious objects. beneficial effect. By remembering Although the initial sentence the Rebbe’s vision and by was death, international pressure connecting to his purpose, we can brought commution to 10 years hasten the unfolding of the final hard labor in the Arctic, and then Redemption, and a better life for to three years exile in the Urals. all humankind. After a few days in exile, he was Tammuz 9 released on Tammuz 12-13 and, Babylonians breached the wall of soon after, forced to leave Russia. Jerusalem, 422 BCE (Kings II 25). His release was considered, in the The Jerusalem says that circumstances, miraculous. the breach actually occurred on His struggle ensured that the Tammuz 17, but so absorbed were flame of Judaism, crushed JERUSALEM the Jews in their troubles that they almost to the point of extinction, Pencil By Michoel Muchnik forgot the exact date. remained burning underground

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תמוז–אב JULY Tammuz–Av

Capture by Romans of and threw most Jewish Beitar, last Jewish fortress to communities into chaos. hold out in the Bar Kochba It brought in its wake rebellion, with terrible loss the Russian Revolution of life (135 CE). Jerusalem which systematically was ploughed up and crushed Judaism, the turned into a non-Jewish Cossack massacres of city—Aelia Capitolina (C. Jews throughout the 135 CE). Ukraine (1918-1921) and In 1492, Av 9 was the last the conditions which gave day by which all Jews who rise to Nazism and the would not be baptized Holocaust. had to leave Spain. Over Av 15 300,000 chose to leave, End of the 40-year decree suffering terrible privations upon the Jewish People till they found stable new to remain in the desert. places of abode. Many Reconciliation of the tribe never made it—victims of Benjamin with the other of pirates, unscrupulous tribes of Israel. Removal JERUSALEM ship-captains, robbers and of guards stationed by Pencil By Michoel Muchnik starvation. Of those who Jeroboam ben Nevat to succumbed and converted prevent pilgrimages of in order to remain in Spain, the Ten Tribes of Israel to Tammuz 17 In later generations, King for the destruction of the two that the Jewish People remain in most secretly retained the Temple in Jerusalem. Moses descended from Mt. Menashe set up an idol in the Temples, during which we the desert for 40 years until that their Jewish identity for Permission granted by Sinai, after G-d had taught him Temple; Apostomos, a Greek celebrate no weddings and generation died out, after they generations. They were Romans to bury the dead of the entire Torah for 40 days. In officer, burnt the Torah scroll; schedule no festivities. cried over the 12 Spies’ false known as Marranos. But Beitar after 14 years. “There his hands, he carried the two the daily sacrifices had to stop; TAv 9 Tisha B’Av report of the Land of Israel. many were caught by the were no greater holidays to stone Tablets engraved with and the Romans breached Saddest day in the Jewish Anniversary of the destruction Inquisition’s watchful eye, the Jewish People than Av the Ten Commandments. But Jerusalem’s wall (70 CE). calendar. Commemorated as a (by Babylonians under and burnt at the stake. 15 and Yom Kippur.” when he saw the Jewish People This day is observed as one 25-hour fast from sunset of the Nebuchadnezar) of the First worshipping the Golden Calf, World War I, too, began of the five public fast days. It previous evening. Temple, and (by Romans under he smashed the Tablets down in on Av 9. It uprooted begins the ‘Three Weeks’—a Titus) of the Second Temple disgust. Anniversary of the Divine decree large Jewish populations period of national mourning

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אב–אלול AUGUST Av–Elul

Av 20 Month of Divine Compassion. During these Rabbi , renowned days, you can repair all that went amiss from scholar, kabbalist and father of the the entire year—with study, with charity and Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem good deeds, with meditation and prayer. Schneerson, passed away. That is also why we blow the Shofar every The Month of Elul day of this month (except Shabbat), as a One of the major accusations often leveled wake-up call to prepare for the magnificent at the CEO of the universe is inaccessibility. days to come. We also have our Mezuzot These charges are entirely unfounded. G-d and Tefillin checked during this month. is everywhere, and from there He awaits Elul Observances your call. And just to prove it, one month Elul is an appropriate time to reflect on our before Rosh Hashana, He devotes an entire actions and attitudes of the previous year, month to being as approachable as an Al- and resolve to correct our shortcomings. mighty Creator can get. During this month, we have our Mezuzos and Tefillin checked, study more Torah, Think of it as though the big boss took a give more charity, pray with more feeling, stroll through the cubicles, happily chatting and make good resolutions for the coming with anyone who approaches, giving each year. After prayers each morning (except his full attention and a warm smile. That is Shabbat), it is customary to blow Shofar. what our sages mean when they call Elul the

More about the Holy Temple The Menorah—the Temple’s seven-branched candelabra—was fashioned with many intricate decorations and designs from a single block of gold. Moses had difficulty understanding and explaining how it should be made. Therefore, the Al-mighty told him to throw the gold ingot into the fire—and the Menorah emerged by itself, fully formed. Though the Temple is destroyed, one wall has remained intact throughout the centu- ries—the Western Wall. All over the world, Jews pray three times daily toward the site of the Temple, the gate through which all our prayers are heard and answered. As our JERUSALEM sages tell us, “The Divine Presence never departs from the Western Wall”. Pencil By Michoel Muchnik

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אלול–תשרי JERUSALEM Elul–Tishrei Pencil By Michoel Muchnik SEPTEMBER

The Ten Days of Teshuvah YOM KIPPUR before me!” commanded the extend from Rosh Hashana to A Happy Day Baal Shem Tov. And when they Yom Kippur. Teshuvah is often There is a peculiar notion that did, he demanded, “How can you translated as repentance, but Yom Kippur is a sad day. A day sing about sins with a cheerful that’s misleading. Its true meaning to be spent thinking about how song?” “Holy rabbi!” the man is return. There’s a world of bad we are and all we have done replied, “On this day, all souls are difference: Repentance means wrong. But how could anyone cleansed. I am granted the honor you were bad and now you’ve imagine that the holiest day of to wash the dirty laundry of the resolved to be good. But the true the year should be spent thinking greatest King and I should not you is never bad—the true you about sins? Rather, it is a day of rejoice?” That year, the Baal Shem is a G-dly soul. Only, perhaps, tremendous joy, a day of knowing Tov stayed in town for a joyous certain behaviors and attitudes who you truly are and returning to Yom Kippur. may have gone a little awry. that essence. The mention of sins AFTER YOM KIPPUR You need only to return to that is swallowed up within a greater The Baal Shem Tov would call essential self and to that which is context—of the soul’s flight up the day after Yom Kippur “G-d’s rightfully yours during these days, and away. Name”, saying that it is the purest that return is much easier than any day of the year, since all the world other time of year. A Yom Kippur Story It was the week of Yom Kippur has been cleansed. That is why, FAST OF GEDALIAH and the legendary Rabbi Yisroel on the night after Yom Kippur, Gedaliah was a righteous Jewish Baal Shem Tov was passing we wish each other “Good Yom governor appointed by the through town. But the people Tov!” The hard-core mitzvah fans Babylonian conquerors after weren’t about to let him get away put up their Sukkah immediately they destroyed the First Temple. so fast. They pleaded with him upon arriving home from shul and When he was assassinated, our to stay for the holy day. “Who making Havdallah. people’s plight hit an extreme low. leads your prayers?” he asked In commemoration, we neither them. “Tell me about him.” “A eat nor drink on Sept. 19, from simple man with a beautiful voice approximately two hours before leads our prayers,” they replied. sunrise until 40 minutes after “And whenever he comes to the sunset. words admitting our sins and pleading forgiveness he sings out with great joy.” “Bring him

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