Passover Torah Readings – The Passover Calendar 2021
Passover Week Readings Pesach | פסח | "Passover" ፋሲካ | Fasika [Faseeka] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! Messiah our Passover Lamb... The Torah Reading cycle is suspended for the holiday week of Unleavened Bread (called...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 3/27/21
This Week's Portion #25 Tzav | צו | "Command!" እዘዛቸው | Izzezachew *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Leviticus 6:1-11 1.2Second reading - Leviticus 6:12-7:10 1.3Third reading - Leviticus...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 3/20/21
This Week's Portion #24 Vayikra | ויקרא | "And He called" ጠርቶ | T'err'to [T'erito] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Leviticus 1:1-13 1.2Second reading - Leviticus 1:14-2:6 1.3Third...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 3/13/21
This Week's Portion #22-23 Vayakhel/Pekudei | ויקהל/פקודי | "And he assembled- He gathered/Accountings of- Countings" ሰብስቦ | seb's'bo [sebissibo]/እቃ ድምር ይህ ነው | 'Iqa d'm'r [y'h'new] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1....
This Week’s Reading: Ends 2/27/21
This Week's Portion #20 Tetzaveh | תצוה | "You shall command" እዘዛቸው | Izzezachew *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 27:20-28:12 1.2Second reading - Exodus...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 2/20/21
This Week's Portion #19 Terumah | תרומה | "Contribution/Heave offering" ስጦታ… መባ | S'TT'ota [siTota]… Mebba *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 25:1-16 1.2Second reading -...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 2/13/21
This Week's Portion #18 Mishpatim | משפטים | "Judgments" ሥርዓት | Sh'r'At [Shirat] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 21:1-19 1.2Second reading - Exodus 21:20-22:3 1.3Third reading -...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 3/6/21
This Week's Portion #21 Ki Tisa | כי תשא | "When you take" በቈጠርሃቸው ጊዜ | beQweTT'erhachew g'zey [gize] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 30:11-31:17 1.2Second reading - Exodus...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 2/6/21
This Week's Portion #17 Yitro | יתרו | "Jethro" ዮቶር | Yotor *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 18:1-12 1.2Second reading - Exodus 18:13-23 1.3Third reading - Exodus 18:24-27...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 1/30/21
This Week's Portion #16 Beshalach | בשלח | "When he let go/When he sent" በለቀቀ ጊዜ | beleq'eq'e gize *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 13:17-14:8 1.2Second...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 1/23/21
This Week's Portion #15 Bo | בוא | "Enter!/Come" ግባ | G'bba [Gibba] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 10:1-11 1.2Second reading - Exodus 10:12-23 1.3Third reading - Exodus...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 1/16/21
This Week's Portion #14 Va'era | וארא | "And I appeared" ተገለጥሁ | tegelleT'hu *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 6:2-13 1.2Second reading - Exodus 6:14-28 1.3Third reading - Exodus...
Ethiopian Christmas and the Ethiopian Calendar System
On January 7, 2016, Ethiopian Christians, particularly the followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox "Tewahedo" Church in Ethiopia, the United States, and elsewhere, celebrate Christmas. In Ethiopia, it is customary for the youth to draw colorful flowers on paper sheets or...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 1/9/21
This Week's Portion #13 Shemot | שמות | "Names" ስሞች | S'moch [Simoch] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Exodus 1:1-17 1.2Second reading - Exodus 1:18-2:10 1.3Third reading - Exodus...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 1/2/21
This Week's Portion #12 Vayechi | ויחי | "And he lived" የሕይወቱ | YeHiywetu *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Genesis 47:28-48:9 1.2Second reading - Genesis 48:10-16 1.3Third reading -...
Melkam Genna! መልካም ገና ! Happy Ethiopian Christmas!
MELKAM GENNA መልካም ገና (MERRY CHRISTMAS) Genna is the name for Christmas in Ethiopia. Like many other Orthodox's who use the Julian calendar Christmas is celebrated on January 7th. Which is different to the Gregorian calendar which celebrate Christmas on December 25th....
This Week’s Reading: Ends 12/26/20
This Week's Portion #11 Vayigash | ויגש | "And he drew near (He approached)" ቀረበ | Q'errebe *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Genesis 44:18-30 1.2Second reading - Genesis 44:31-45:7...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 12/19/20
This Week's Portion #10 Miketz | מקץ | "At the end of" በኋላም | BeKhw'allam *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Genesis 41:1-14 1.2Second reading - Genesis 41:15-38 1.3Third reading - Genesis...
Happy Chanukah! This Week’s Reading: Ends 12/12/20
This Week's Portion #9 Vayeshev | וישב | "And he settled" በኖረበት…ተቀመጠ | Benorebet... teq'emmeT'e *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading 1.1First reading - Genesis 37:1-11 1.2Second reading - Genesis...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 12/12/20
This Week's Portion #9 Vayeshev | וישב | "And he settled" በኖረበት…ተቀመጠ | Benorebet... teq’emmeT’e *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading Genesis 37:1-40:23 1.1First reading — Genesis 37:1–11 1.2Second reading —...
Happy Chanukah!
Happy Chanukah! Chanukah 2020 (5781)On the Biblical calendar the month of Kislev (כִּסְלֵו) is the ninth of the year (counting from Nisan), and also one of the "darkest," with the days progressively getting shorter and the nights getting longer. Indeed, the Winter...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 12/5/20
This Week's Portion #8 Vayishlach | וישלח | "And he sent" ላከ | Lakke *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading Genesis 32:3-36:43 1.1First reading — Genesis 32:4–13 1.2Second reading — Genesis 32:14–30 1.3Third...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 11/28/20
This Week's Portion #7 Vayetzei | ויצא | "And he went out" ወጥቶ | weTT’to [weTito] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading Genesis 28:10-32:2 1.1First reading — Genesis 28:10–22 1.2Second reading — Genesis 29:1–17...
This Week’s Reading: Ends 11/21/20
This Week's Portion #6 Toldot | תולדות | "Generations/Family history" ትውልድም [ይህ ነው] | Twldm/Tiwlidim [y’h’new] *For a PDF version of All the Torah Portions Schedule, click here to download! 1. Torah Reading Genesis 25:19-28:9 1.1First reading — Genesis 25:19–26:5...
