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* ABRIDGED JEWISH CALENDARS FOR 5717-18 (1956-58)

Holiday 5717 (1956-7) 5718 (1957-8) First Day of Rosh ha-Shanah.. Thurs. 1956, Sept. 6 Thurs, 1957, Sept. 26 Second Day of Rosh ha-Shanah Fri. Sept 7 Fri. Sept 27 Fast of Gedaliah Sun. Sept. 9 Sun. Sept. 29 Sat. Sept. 15 Sat Oct. 5 First Day of Succot Thurs. Sept. 20 Thurs. Oct. 10 Second Day of Succot Fri. Sept. 21 Fri. Oct 11 Hoshana Rabba Wed. Sept. 26 Wed. Oct. 16 Atzeret Thurs. Sept. 27 Thurs. Oct. 17 Simhat Fri. Sept. 28 Fri. Oct. 18 New Moon Heshvan, 1st day... Fri. Oct. 5 Fri. Oct 25 New Moon Heshvan, 2nd day... Sat. Oct 6 Sat Oct. 26 New Moon Kislev, 1st day Sun. Nov. 4 Sun. Nov. 24 XT t: New Moon Kislev, 2nd day 1V1UJ1. AN OV. First Day of Hanukah Thurs. Nov. 29 Wed. Dec. 18 New Moon Tebet, 1st day Wed. Dec. 5 Mon. Dec 23 New Moon Tebet, 2nd day Thurs. Dec. 6 Tues. Dec. 24 Fast of Tebet Fri. Dec. 14 Thurs. 1958, Jan. 2 New Moon Shebat Thurs. 1957, Jan. 3 Wed. Jan. 22 Hamisha Asar Beshebat Thurs. Jan. 17 Wed. Feb. 5 New Moon Adar, 1st day Fri. Feb. 1 Thurs. Feb. 20 New Moon Adar, 2nd day Sat. Feb. 2 Fri. Feb. 21 Slin New Moon Adar Sheni, 1st day OUU* Mar. 3 TWrvn 4 New Moon Adar Sheni, 2nd day jyxdMari •' Fast of Esther Thurs. Mar. 14 Wed. Mar. 5 Purim Sun. Mar. 17 Thurs. Mar. 6 New Moon Nisan Tues. Apr. 2 Sat Mar. 22 First Day of Passover Tues. Apr. 16 Sat Apr. 5 Second Day of Passover Wed. Apr. 17 Sun. Apr. 6 Seventh Day of Passover Mon. Apr. 22 Fri. Apr. 11 Eighth Day of Passover Tues. Apr. 23 Sat Apr. 12 New Moon Iyar, 1st day Wed. May 1 Sun. Apr- 20 New Moon Iyar, 2nd day Thurs. May 2 Mon. Apr. 21 Lag Baomer Sun. May 19 Thurs. May 8 New Moon Sivan Fri. May 31 Tues. May 20 First Day of Shavuoth Wed. June 5 Sun. May 25 Second Day of Shavuoth Thurs. June 6 Mon. May 26 New Moon Tammuz, 1st day... Sat. June 29 Wed. June 18 New Moon Tammuz, 2nd day... Sun. June 30 Thurs. June 19 Fast of Tammuz Tues. July 16 Sun. July 6 New Moon Ab Mon. July 29 Fri. July 18 Fast of Ab Tues. Aug. 6 Sun. July 27 New Moon Ellul, 1st day Tues. Aug. 27 Sat. Aug. 16 New Moon Ellul, 2nd day Wed. Aug. 28 Sun. Aug. 17 Eve of Rosh ha-Shanah Wed. Sept. 25 Sun. Sept. 14

488 MONTHLY CALENDAR 489 1957, Jan. 3—Feb. 1] SHEBAT 30 DAYS [5717

Civil Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week

Jan. Shebat

3 Th 1 New Moon 4 F 2 5 Sa 3 .Exodus 10:1-13:16 Jeremiah 46:13-28 6 S 4 7 M 5 8 T 6 9 W 7 10 Th 8 11 F 9 [Beshallah Shabbat Shirah Judges 4:4-5:31 12 Sa 10 lExodus 13:17-17:16 Judges 6:1-31 13 S 11 14 M 12 15 T 13 16 W 14 17 Th 15 Hamlsha Asar Beshebat 18 F 16 /Yithro Isaiah 6:1-7:6; 9:5, 6 19 Sa 17 \Exodus 18:1-20:23 Isaiah 6:1-13

20 S 18 21 M 19 22 T 20 23 W 21 24 Th 22 25 F 23 /Mishpatim Jeremiah 34:8-22; 26 Sa 24 \Exodua 21:1-24:18 33:25-26

27 S 25 28 M 26 29 T 27 30 W 28 31 Th 29 Feb. 1 F 30 First Day of New Moon

Italics are for Sephardic minhag. 490 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK 1957, Feb. 2—Mar. 3] ADAR RISHON 30 DAYS [5717

Civil D»y Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month of the Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week Ad»r Rishon /Terumah \Exodus 25:1-27:19 2 Sa 1 Second Day of New Moon (Numbers 28:9-15 Isaiah 66:1-24 3 S 2 4 M 3 5 T 4 6 W 5 7 Th 6 8 F 7 /Tetsaweh 9 Sa 8 \ Exodus 27:20-30:10 Ezekiel 43:10-27 10 S 9 11 M 10 12 T 11 13 W 12 14 Th 13 15 F 14 /KiTissah I Kings 18:1-39 16 Sa 15 \Exodus 30:11-34:35 / Kings 18.80-39 17 S 16 18 M 17 19 T 18 20 W 19 21 Th 20 22 F 21 /Vayakhel I Kings 7:40-50 23 Sa 22 t Exodus 35:1-38:20 / Kings 7.1S-86 24 S 23 25 M 24 26 T 25 27 W 26 28 Th 27 Much 1 F 28 Pekude: Shekalim [II Kings 12:1-17 Exodus 38:21-end \I Samuel 20:18; 42 2 Sa 29 Exodus 30:11-16 (II Kings 11:17-11:17

3 S 30 First Day of the New Moon

Italics are for Sephardic minhag. MONTHLY CALENDAR 491 1957, Mar. 4—April 1] ADAR SHENI 29 DAYS [5717

Civil Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATBUCHAL PROPHETICAL Mooth ofSe Mooth FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week

Adar Sheni 4 M 1 Second Day of the Hew Moon 5 T 2 6 W 3 7 Th 4 8 F 5 /Vayilra 9 Sa 6 \Leviticui 1:1-5:26 Isaiah 43:21-44:23 10 S 7 11 M 8 12 T 9 13 W 10 14 Th 11 [: Zachor 15 F 12 1 Leviticus 6:1-8:36 1 Deuteronomy 25:17- I Samuel 15:2-34 16 Sa 13 Fast of Esther* / Samuel 16:1-34

17 S 14 Purim 18 M 15 19 T 16 20 W 17 21 Th 18 22 F 19 fShemlni: Parah | Leviticus 9:1-11:47 Ezeldel 36:16-38 23 Sa 20 [Numbers 19:1-22 Bukiel 36:16-36

24 S 21 25 M 22 26 T 23 27 W 24 28 Th 25 29 F 26 fTazria: Hahodesh \ Leviticus 12:1-13:59 Ezelriel 45:16-46:18 30 Sa 27 lEzodus 12:1-20 Etekid 46:18-46:16

31 S 28 April 1 M 29

* Fast observed previous Thursday Italics are for Sephardic minhag. 492 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK 1957, April 2—May 1] NISAN 30 DAYS [5717

Civil Day Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month of the Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week

April Nisao 2 T 1 New Moon 3 W 2 4 Th 3 5 F 4 / 6 Sa 5 \Leviticus 14:1-13:33 II Kings 7:3-20 7 S 6 8 M 7 9 T 8 10 W 9 11 Th 10 12 F 11 f Ahare Moth •1 Shabbat Haggadol 13 Sa 12 [Leviticus 16:1-18:30 Malachi 3:4-24

14 S 13 15 M 14 Fast of First-Born f Joshua 3:5-7; 5:2- /Exodus 12:21-51 6:1; 6:27 16 T 15 First Day of Passover [Numbers 28:16-25 [Joshua 6:8-8:1 /Leviticus 22:26-23:44 17 W 16 Second Day of Passover LNumbers 28:16-25 II Kings 23:1-9; 21-25 18 Th 17 Hoi Hamoed 19 F 18 Hoi Hamoed /Exodus 33:12-34:26 Ezekiel 36:37-37:14 20 Sa 19 Hoi Hamoed [Numbers 28:19-25 Ezekiel 37:1-14

21 S 20 Hoi Hamoed /Exodus 13:17-15:26 22 M 21 Seventh Day of Passover INumbers 28:19-25 II Samuel 22:1-51 [Deuteronomy 15:19- 23 T 22 Eighth Day of Passover \ 16:17 Isaiah 10:32-12:6 24 W 23 [Numbers 28:19-25 25 Th 24 26 F 25 / Amos 9:7-15 27 Sa 26 \ Leviticus 19:1-20:27 Ezekiel 80:8-80

28 S 27 29 M 28 30 T 29 M»y 1 W 30 First Day of the New Moon

Italics are for Sephardic minhag. MONTHLY CALENDAR 493 1957, May 2—May 30) IYAR 29 DAYS [5717

Civil Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month o?sf thre Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week M»y Iyar 2 Th 1 Second Day of the New Moon 3 F 2 JEmor 4 Sa 3 \Leviticus 21:1-24:23 Ezeldel 44:15-31

S S 4 6 M 5 7 T 6 8 W 7 9 Th 8 10 F 9 / 11 Sa 10 \ Leviticus 25:1-26:2 Jeremiah 32:6-27

12 S 11 13 M 12 14 T 13 15 W 14 16 Th 15 17 F 16 fBehukkotal 18 Sa 17 \ Leviticus 26:3-end Jeremiah 16:19-17:14

19 S 18 Lag Baomec 20 M 19 21 T 20 22 W 21 23 Th 22 24 F 23 ( 25 Sa 24 iNumbera 1:1-4:20 Hosea 2:1-22

26 S 25 27 M 26 28 T 27 29 W 28 30 Th 29

Italics ore for Sephardic tninhag. 494 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

1957, May 31—June 29] SIVAN 30 DAYS 15717

Ciril D»» Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month of the Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week May Si van 31 F 1 New Moon Jane /Naao 1 Sa 2 (Numbers 4:21-7:89 Judges 13:2-25 2 S 3 3 M 4 4 T 5 Exodus 19:1-20:23 5 W 6 First Day of Shavuot Numbers 28:26-31 Ezeldel 1:1-28; 3:12 Deuteronomy 15:19- (Habakkulc 3:1-19 6 Th 7 Second Day of Shavuot 16:17 \Habakkuk t:BOS:19 7 F g Numbers 28:26-31 /Bebaalot'cha 8 Sa 9 \Numbers 8:1-12:16 Zechariah 2:14-4:7

9 S 10 10 M 11 11 T 12 12 W 13 13 Th 14 14 F 15 fShelah L'cha 15 Sa 16 \Numbers 13:1-15:41 Joshua 2:1-24

16 S 17 17 M 18 18 T 19 19 W 20 20 Th 21 21 F 22 /Koran 22 Sa 23 \Numbers 16:1-18:32 I Samuel 11:14-12:22

23 S 24 24 M 25 25 T 26 26 W 27 27 Th 28 28 F 29 First Day of the Hew Moon [Hukkat \ Numbers 19:1-22:1 Isaiah 66:1-24 29 Sa 30 Numbers 28:9-15 I Samuel 20:18;42

Italics are for Sephardic minhag. MONTHLY CALENDAR 495 1957, June 30—July 281 TAMMUZ 29 DAYS [5717

Civil Jewish PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL of the SABBATHS, Month Week Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS June Tarn. 30 S 1 Second Day of the New Moon July 1 M 2 2 T 3 3 W 4 4 Th 5 F 6 /Balak 6 Sa 7 \Numbers 22:2-25:9 Micah 5:6-6:8

7 S 8 8 M 9 9 T 10 10 W 11 11 Th 12 12 F 13 /Pinhas 13 Sa 14 ^Numbers 25:10-30:1 I Kings 18:46-19:21

14 S 15 15 M 16 16 T 17 Fast of Tammuz 17 W 18 18 Th 19 19 F 20 /Mattoth 20 Sa 21 \Numbers 30:2-32:42 Jeremiah 1:1-2:3

21 S 22 22 M 23 23 T 24 24 W 25 25 Th 26 26 F 27 27 Sa 28 /Mase Jeremiah 2:4-28;3:4 \Numbers 33:l-end Jeremiah S:4-£8;4:l-8 28 S 29

Italics are for Sephardic minhag. 496 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK

1957, July 29—Aug. 27] AB 30 DAYS [5717

Civil Day Jewiah SABBATHS. PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month of the Month FESTIVALS, PASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week

July Ab 29 M 1 New Moon 30 T 2 31 W 3 Aug. 1 Th 4 2 F 5 [Devarim {Shabbat Hazon 3 Sa 6 [Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22 Isaiah 1:1-27 4 S 7 5 M 8 6 T 9 Fast of Ab 7 W 10 8 Th 11 9 F 12 fVaethanan 1 Shabbat Nahamu 10 Sa 13 1 Deuteronomy 3:23- Isaiah 40:1-26 { 7:11 11 S 14 12 M 15 13 T 16 14 W 17 15 Th 18 16 F 19 fElcev 17 Sa 20 {Deuteronomy 7:12- Isaiah 49:14-51:3 1 11:25 18 S 21 19 M 22 20 T 23 21 W 24 22 Th 25 23 F 26 [Reeh {Deuteronomy 11:26- 24 Sa 27 l 16:17 Isaiah 54:11-55:5

25 S 28 26 M 29 27 T 30 First Day of the New Moon

Italics are for Sephardic minhag. MONTHLY CALENDAR 497 1957, Aug. 28—Sept. 25] ELUL 29 DAYS [5717

Civil Day Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month of the Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week

Aug. Elul 28 w 1 29 Th 2 30 F 3 [Shofetlm 31 Sa 4 J Deuteronomy 16:18- Isaiah 51:12-52:12 1 21:9 Sept. 1 S 5 2 M 6 3 T 7 4 W 8 5 Th 9 6 F 10 (Ki Tetze 7 Sa 11 J Deuteronomy 21:10- Isaiah 54:1-10 l 25:19 8 S 12 9 M 13 10 T 14 11 W 15 12 Th 16 13 F 17 (Ki Tavo 14 Sa 18 {Deuteronomy 26:1- Isaiah 60:1-22 [ 29:8 15 S 19 16 M 20 17 T 21 18 W 22 19 Th 23 20 F 24 [Nitzavim IVayelech 21 Sa 25 1 Deuteronomy 29:9- Isaiah 61:10-63:9 ( 30:20; 31:1-30 22 S 26 23 M 27 24 T 28 25 W 29

Italics are for Sephardic minhag. 498 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK 1957, Sept. 26—Oct. 25] TISHRI 30 DAYS 5718

Civil Day Jewish SABBATHS. PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month of the Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week

Sept. Tishri First Day of Genesis 21:1-34 26 Th 1 Rosh ha-Shanah Numbers 29:1-6 I Samuel 1:1-2:10 Second Day of Generis 22:1-24 27 F 2 Roah ha-Shanah Numbers 29:1-6 Jeremiah 31:2-20 Haazinu [Joel 2:15-27 28 Sa 3 Shabbat Shuvab KHosea 14:2-10 Deuteronomy 32:1-52 [Micah 7.-18-S0 29 S 4 Fast of Gedaliah 30 M 5 Oct. 1 T 6 2 W 7 Morning: Leviticus 3 Th 8 16:1-34 Numbers 4 F 9 29:7-11 [Isaiah 57:14-58:14 Afternoon: Leviticus Jonah 1:1-4:11 5 Sa 10 Tom Klppur 18:1-30 [Micah 7:18-20 6 S 11 7 M 12 8 T 13 9 W 14 /Leviticus 22:26-23:44 10 Th 15 First Day of Succot INumbers 29:12-16 Zechariah 14:1-21 /Leviticus 22:26-23:44 11 F 16 Second Day of Succot INumbers 29:12-16 I Kings 8:2-21 (Exodus 33:12-34:26 12 Sa 17 Hoi Hamoed \ Daily portions Ezelciel 38:18-39:16 I Numbers 29 13 S 18 Hoi Hamoed 14 M 19 Hoi Hamoed 15 T 20 Hoi Hamoed 16 W 21 Hoshana Rabba Deuteronomy 14:22- I Kings 8:54-66 16:17 17 Th 22 Shemini Atzeret Numbers 29:35-30:1 Deuteronomy 33:1- 34:12 /Joshua 1:1-18 18 F 23 Simhat Torah Genesis 1:1-2:3 \Joshua 1:1-8 INumbers 29:35-30:1 (Isaiah 42:5-43:10 19 Sa 24 IBereshit {Isaiah 4Je.-6-Sl \ Genesis 1:1-6:8 20 S 25 21 M 26 22 T 27 23 W 28 24 Th 29 25 F 30 First Day of New Moon Italics are for Sephardic minhag. MONTHLY CALENDAR 499 1957, Oct. 26—Nov. 23] HESHVAN 29 DAYS [5718

Civil Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL of the Month Week Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Oct. Heahv. [Noah 26 Sa 1 Second Day of the New Moon Genesis 6:9-11:32 Isaiah 66:1-24 [Numbers 28:9-15 27 S 2 28 M 3 29 T 4 30 W 5 31 Th 6 Nov. 1 F 7 /LechLecha 2 Sa 8 IGenesis 12:1-17:27 Isaiah 40:27-41:16

3 S 9 4 M 10 5 T 11 6 W 12 7 Th 13 8 F 14 fVayera II Kings 4:1-37 9 Sa 15 IGenesis 18:1-22:24 // Kings 4:l-t9

10 S 16 11 M 17 12 T 18 13 W 19 14 Th 20 15 F 21 /Haye Sarah 16 Sa 22 IGenesis 23:1-25:18 I Kings 1:1-31

17 S 23 18 M 24 19 T 25 20 W 26 21 Th 27 22 F 28 -• /Toledoth 23 Sa 29 IGenesis 25:19-28:9 I Samuel 20:18-42

Italics are for Sephardic minhag. 500 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK 1957, Nov. 24—Dec. 23] KISLEV 30 DAYS [5718

Civil Day Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL Month of the Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Week

Nov. Kialev 24 s 1 New Moon 25 M 2 26 T 3 27 W 4 28 Th 5 29 F 6 30 /Vayetze Hosea 12:13-14:10 ba 7 \Genesis 28:10-32:3 Hosea 11:7-1S:1£

Dee. 1 S 8 2 M 9 3 T 10 4 W 11 5 Th 12 6 F 13 /Vayishlah Hosea 11:7-12:12 7 Sa 14 IGenesis 32:4-36:43 Obadiah Ul-Sl

8 S 15 9 M 16 10 T 17 11 W 18 12 Th 19 13 F 20 /Vayeshev 14 Sa 21 \ Genesis 37:1-40:23 Amos 2:6-3:8

15 S 22 16 M 23 17 T 24 18 W 25 Hanukah 19 Th 26 Hanukah 20 F 27 Hanukah /Mikketz 21 Sa 28 Hanukah \ Genesis 41:1-44:17 Zechariah 2:14-4:7 22 S 29 Hanukah Hanukah 23 M 30 First Day of New Moon

Italics are for Sephardic minhag MONTHLY CALENDAR 501 1957, Dec. 24-1958, Jan. 21] TEBET 29 DAYS [5718

Civfl Jewish SABBATHS, PENTATEUCHAL PROPHETICAL of the Month Week Month FESTIVALS, FASTS PORTIONS PORTIONS Deo. Tebet 24 T 1 Second Day of New Moon 25 W 2 Hanukah 26 Th 3 27 F 4 /Vayiggash 28 Sa 5 IGenesis 44:18-47:27 Ezeldel 37:15-28 29 S 6 30 M 7 31 T 8 Jan. 1958 1 W 9 2 Th 10 Fart of Tebet 3 F 11 fVayehl 4 Sa 12 IGenesis 47:28-end I Kings 2:1-12

5 S 13 6 M 14 7 T 15 8 W 16 9 Th 17 10 F 18 Isaiah 27:6-28:13; fShemoth 29:22-23 11 Sa 19 \Ezodus 1:1-6:1 Jeremiah 1:1-1:3

12 S 20 13 M 21 14 T 22 15 W 23 16 Th 24 17 F 25 /Vaera 18 Sa 26 \Exodus 6:2-9:35 Ezeldel 28:25-29:21

19 S 27 20 M 28 21 T 29

Italics are for Sephardic minhag.