Torah Calendar
7-20 Kislev,
5785
December 20, 2024
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Sunday December 8 / 7 Kislev
The sages of the Second Temple declared today a festival because of the death of King Herod, who notoriously hated the Torah sages.
Monday night-Tuesday December 9-10 / 9 Kislev
Today is the birthday and yahrzeit of Rabbi Dov Ber (son of R. Shneur Zalman) of Lubavitch (1773-1827), the second ("Mitteler") Rebbe of the Lubavitch Chassidic movement.
Friday
night-Saturday December 13-14 / 13
Kislev
Shabbat Parshat VAYISHLACH
Torah
reading: Gen.
32.4-36.43. Haftara: Obadiah
1.1-21 (Optional substitution:
Hosea 11.7-12.12).
Today is the yahrzeit of the Talmudic Amora Ravina, who completed
the work of his teacher, Rav Ashi, in editing the Babylonian Talmud. Because
Ravina's father died young, he was taught Torah by his mother.
Saturday night-Sunday December 14-15 / 14 Kislev
Today is the birthday and yahrzeit of Reuven, son of Jacob and Leah.
Sunday night-Monday December 15-16 / 15 Kislev
Today is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi (Rabbi Judah the Prince, d. 194 C.E.), compiler of the Mishnah.
Wednesday night-Thursday Decembe 18-19 / 18 Kislev
Today is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Baruch of Medzeboz (1757-1810) son of the Baal Shem Tov's daughter Adil and uncle of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. It is also the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Levy Yitzchak Horowitz, the Bostoner Rebbe (1921-2009).
Thursday night-Friday December 19-20 / 19 Kislev
Today is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezeritch (c.1704-1772), first leader and propagator of Chassidus after the death of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov. Today is also the anniversary of the liberation of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liady, founder of Chabad Chassidus, after being imprisoned by the Russian government in St Petersburg on false charges. It is celebrated as a joyous festival and is regarded as "the New Year of Chassidus" when each Chassid wishes the other:"May you be signed and sealed for a good year in the study and ways of Chassidus!". On the same Hebrew date in 2004 the Iraqi tyrant Sadaam Hussein was captured.
Friday
night-Saturday December 20-21 / 20
Kislev
Shabbat Parshat VAYEISHEV
Torah reading: Gen. 37:1-40:23. Haftara: Amos 2:6-3:8.