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Each Torah portion consists of two to six chapters to be read during the week. There are 54 weekly portions or parashot.Torah reading mostly follows an annual cycle beginning and ending on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, with the divisions corresponding to the lunisolar Hebrew calendar, which contains up to 55 weeks, the exact number varying between leap years and regular years.
For example, the Jewish year 5785 divided by 19 results in a remainder of 9, indicating that it is year 9 of the Metonic cycle. The Jewish year used is the anno mundi year, in which the year of creation according to the Rabbinical Chronology (3761 BCE) is taken as year 1. Years 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, 17, and 19 of the Metonic cycle are leap years.
Under Ezra, Torah reading became more frequent and the congregation themselves substituted for the King's role. According to one source, Ezra initiated the modern custom of reading thrice weekly in the synagogue. [2] This reading is an obligation incumbent on the congregation, not an individual, and did not replace the Hakhel reading by the king.
The events of the Hebrew Bible can be subdivided into 3 main sections: the Torah (instruction), the Nevi'im (prophets), and the Ketuvim (writings). The events listed in the Torah start with the creation of the universe and conclude with transfer of authority from Moses to Joshua and the death of Moses.
Year marks the 18th-year of Josiah's reign, mentioned in Seder Olam as a year of Jubilee. [186] During this same year, a Torah scroll was found in the Temple and brought to the king. [186] 458 BCE: Jubilee: 457 BCE: 1st-year of seven-year cycle 456 BCE: 2nd-year of seven-year cycle 455 BCE: 3rd-year of seven-year cycle 454 BCE: 4th-year of ...
Jewish Year 5787: Sunset 3 October 2026 – Nightfall 4 October 4 2026. Jewish Year 5788: Sunset 23 October 2027 – Nightfall 24 October 24 2027. Jewish Year 5789: Sunset 12 October 2028 ...
(On a regular year, Cheshvan has 29 days and Kislev has 30 days). The months of Tevet and Shevat, months ten and eleven, have 29 and 30 days respectively. Finally, in a regular year the month of Adar has 29 days, while in a leap year Adar I of 30 days is added before the regular Adar, which becomes Adar II of 29 days. The result is that the ...
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