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Vayera (“He Appeared”) opens as guests inform Abraham that Sarah will give birth. Despite Abraham’s attempts to convince God otherwise, God destroys the cities of [...]

Parashat Chayei Sara

Chayei Sarah (“The Life of Sarah”) opens as Sarah dies and Abraham buys the Cave of Machpelah to bury her. Abraham sends his servant to [...]

Molad Kislev: Mon, 27 minutes and 3 chalakim after 10:00pm

Ethiopian Jewish holiday occurring 50 days after Yom Kippur https://hebcal.com/h/sigd-2026?uc=ical-marietta

Start of month of Kislev on the Hebrew calendar. Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the 9th month of the Hebrew year, has 30 or 29 days, and [...]

Parashat Toldot

Toldot (“Generations”) opens with the births of Isaac andRebecca’s twins, Jacob and Esau. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob inexchange for soup. Isaac and Rebecca [...]

Parashat Vayetzei

Vayetzei (“He Went Out”) opens as Jacob dreams about angels going up and down a ladder, and then continues on his journey toward the home [...]

Parashat Vayishlach

Vayishlach (“He Sent”) follows Jacob and his family as Jacob wrestles with a man (commonly understood as an angel), is renamed Israel, and reconciles with [...]

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) [...]

Parashat Vayeshev

Vayeshev (“He Settled”) begins the story of Joseph, describing his rivalry with his brothers, slavery in Egypt, and imprisonmentafter his master’s wife frames him in [...]

Molad Tevet: Wed, 11 minutes and 4 chalakim after 11:00am

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known asthe Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah) [...]