Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple

Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10

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Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions.

Torah: Numbers 25:10-30:1
Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 | Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz

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Molad Av: Tuesday, 7:30pm and 17 chalakim

Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it.
Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, opens with a list of places that the Israelites traveled in the desert. God commands the Israelites to destroy idolatry in the Land of Israel, outlines Israel’s boundaries, and details the laws of cities of refuge for accidental killers.

Torah: Numbers 30:2-36:13
Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4
Haftarah for Sephardim: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 4:1-2

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Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Av (אָב) is the 11th month of the civil Hebrew year (12th on leap years) and the 5th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to July or August on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon

Torah: Numbers 28:1-15

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Devarim (“Words”) is the first Torah portion in the Book of Deuteronomy, the final book of the Torah. In it, Moses recounts events from the Israelites’ travels in the desert, like the appointment of judges, the sin of the spies, and the wars with the Emorite kings Sihon and Og.

Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1-3:22
Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1-27

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Shabbat of Prophecy/Shabbat of Vision. Shabbat before Tish’a B’Av

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The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples

Torah: Lamentations 1:1-5:22

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The Ninth of Av. Fast commemorating the destruction of the two Temples

Torah: Deuteronomy 4:25-40; Lamentations 1:1-5:22
Haftarah: Jeremiah 8:13-9:23

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Vaetchanan (“I Pleaded”) opens as Moses describes his pleading with God to be allowed into the Land of Israel. Moses warns the Israelites not to pursue idolatry and recounts the giving of the Ten Commandments. The portion also contains the Shema, a declaration of faith and a central text in Jewish prayer.

Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23-7:11
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1-26

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Shabbat after Tish’a B’Av (Shabbat of Consolation). The first of seven Shabbatot leading up to Rosh Hashanah. Named after the Haftarah (from Isaiah 40) which begins with the verse נַחֲמוּ נַחֲמוּ, עַמִּי (“Comfort, oh comfort my people”)

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