Shavuot 1461 / שָׁבוּעוֹת 5221

Festival of Weeks ⛰️🌸

Shavuot for Hebrew Year 5221 began in the Diaspora on Thursday, 23 May 1461 and ended on Saturday, 25 May 1461.

The festival of Shavuot (or Shavuos, in Ashkenazi usage; Hebrew: שבועות, lit. “Weeks”) is a Jewish holiday occurring on the sixth day of the Hebrew month of Sivan (late May or early June). The holiday marks two dimensions: an ancient agricultural festival celebrating the wheat harvest in the Land of Israel, and, according to rabbinic tradition, the anniversary of G‑d giving the Torah to the entire Israelite nation assembled at Mount Sinai. It is one of the Shalosh Regalim, the three Biblical pilgrimage festivals, and marks the conclusion of the Counting of the Omer.

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Dates for Shavuot

Tanakh

This page displays the Diaspora holiday schedule. The Israel schedule is used by Jews living in modern Israel.

Shavuot I / שָׁבוּעוֹת א׳
Friday, 24 May 1461 / 6 Sivan 5221

Torah Portion: Exodus 19:1-20:23; Numbers 28:26-31

1. 1: Exodus 19:1-6 · 6 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 19:7-13 · 7 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 19:14-19 · 6 p’sukim
4. 4: Exodus 19:20-20:14 · 20 p’sukim
5. 5: Exodus 20:15-23 · 9 p’sukim
6. maf: Numbers 28:26-31 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah: Ezekiel 1:1-28, 3:12 · 29 p’sukim

Shavuot II (on Shabbat) / שָׁבוּעוֹת יוֹם ב׳ (בְּשַׁבָּת)
Saturday, 25 May 1461 / 7 Sivan 5221

Torah Portion: Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17; Numbers 28:26-31; Ruth 1:1-4:22

1. 1: Deuteronomy 14:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
2. 2: Deuteronomy 15:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
3. 3: Deuteronomy 15:19-23 · 5 p’sukim
4. 4: Deuteronomy 16:1-3 · 3 p’sukim
5. 5: Deuteronomy 16:4-8 · 5 p’sukim
6. 6: Deuteronomy 16:9-12 · 4 p’sukim
7. 7: Deuteronomy 16:13-17 · 5 p’sukim
8. maf: Numbers 28:26-31 · 6 p’sukim

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Habakkuk 3:1-19 · 19 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Habakkuk 2:20-3:19 · 20 p’sukim

Megillah

1. 1: Ruth 1:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
2. 2: Ruth 2:1-23 · 23 p’sukim
3. 3: Ruth 3:1-18 · 18 p’sukim
4. 4: Ruth 4:1-22 · 22 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

“Shavuot” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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