" י דִ ה מָ יָ הְ וֹ ו ת בׁ שְ ת בָ בׁ י ש דִ מ , וֹ וׁ שְ דָ חְ בׁ שֶ דֹ ח" And it shall come to pass that from one New Moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another )ישעיהו פרק סו פסוק כג( Table of Laws and Customs for Jewish Communities August 15, 2015 – September 13, 2015 The New Moon: Friday night (14.8.15) at 4:23 1.m. and 8 Chalakim Kiddush Levana (Sanctification of the Moon): from Tuesday night, the eve of 4 Elul (19.8.15) to the eve of 14 Elul (29.8.15) at 10:46 p.m. (It is customary to recite this on Motza’ei Tish’a B’Av) Kiddush Levana (according to Oriental communities): from Saturday night, 7 Elul (28.8.15) to the eve of 14 Elul (29.8.15) at 10:46 p.m. Shabbat Parashat Re'e, 30 Av (15.8.15) – Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Ya’aleh v’yavo. Chatzi Hallel, two Sifrei Torah are taken out; from the first we read the weekly portion, and call seven men to this reading. Chatzi kaddish. From the second Sefer we read the maftir from Parashat Pinchas: Uv’yom ha-shabbat, uv’rashei chodsheichem. The haftara is read from Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 66:1: hashamayim kisei to 66:24. We recited Mussaf of Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh. Mincha, we read from Parashat Shoftim, and three men are called up to this Torah reading. Tzid'katcha Tzedek is not recited. Avot, Chapter 5. At Maariv we begin to say Ledavid Hashem Ori v'yishi (psalms, ch. 27). Sunday, 1 Elul (16.8.15) – Second day of Rosh Chodesh Elul: Rosh Chodesh prayers. We begin to blow the Shofar (teki’a – shevarim – teru’a – teki’a) every morning until 28 Elul, in order to arouse people to do teshuva. We begin to recite ledavid Hashem ori at the shacharit and ‘arvit services (ashkenazim-chasidim and sefardim: at shacharit and mincha) until the festival of Shemini ‘Atzeret. It is the custom of our Oriental communities to rise every morning to recite selichot before ashmoret haboker from Sunday night, the eve of 2 Elul (16.8.2015) and some do so at midnight. Some blow the shofar during selichot – when the chazan recites Vaya’avor. At the end of the year, which is the end of Shemitta year, all debts that have come to term are cancelled. Therefore, creditors are accustomed to draw up a prozbul on Erev Rosh Hashana of the eighth year. Candle Lighting Times For Shabbat - Friday, 6 Elul, August 21, 2015 Shabbat Parashat Shoftim, 7 Elul (22.8.15) For the Haftara we read in the book of Isaiah (51:12), from Anochi Anochi Hu Menachemchem to 52:12 “…e-lokei yisrael”. Mincha: we read from Parashat Ki Tetze and three men are called up for this Torah reading. Avot, chapter 6. Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat - Friday, 13 Elul, August 28, 2015 Shabbat Parashat Ki Tetze, 14 Elul (29.8.15) We read the haftara from Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 54:1: ronni ‘akara – to verse 10: amar merachamecha Hashem. If the haftara of Rosh Chodesh hashamayim kisei was read on Parashat Re'e, we add to the haftara reading aniya so'era Mincha: We read from Parashat Ki Tavo, and three men are called up to this reading. Avot chapters 1-2. Shabbat begins Shabbat begins Shabbat ends Shabbat begins 02:43 Madrid 81:02 Melbourne 81:05 New York 81:54 Jerusalem 81:38 Jerusalem 02:35 Marbella 81:02 Johannesburg 81:23 Los Angeles 81:55 Tel Aviv 81:51 Tel Aviv 81:33 Toronto 81:51 Buenos Aires 02:02 Paris 81:53 Beer Sheba 81:51 Beer Sheba 02:05 Moscow 81:30 London 81:55 Haifa 81:58 Haifa 81:48 Rome 02:04 Amsterdam 81:52 Eilat 81:35 Eilat Shabbat begins Shabbat begins Shabbat ends Shabbat begins 02:04 Madrid 81:05 Melbourne 81:85 New York 81:33 Jerusalem 81:44 Jerusalem 02:35 Marbella 81:01 Johannesburg 81:55 Los Angeles 81:32 Tel Aviv 81:52 Tel Aviv 81:33 Toronto 81:24 Buenos Aires 02:84 Paris 81:35 Beer Sheba 81:52 Beer Sheba 02:21 Moscow 81:01 London 81:32 Haifa 81:34 Haifa 81:02 Rome 02:21 Amsterdam 81:30 Eilat 81:41 Eilat בס"ד הארגון העולמי של בתי הכנסת והקהילות האורתודוקסיותWorld Organization of Orthodox Synagogues and Communities איחוד בתי הכנסת בישראלUnion of Synagogues in Israel www.unisyn.org.il l