Shavuot 1856 / שָׁבוּעוֹת 5616

Festival of Weeks ⛰️🌸

Shavuot for Hebrew Year 5616 began in Israel 🇮🇱 on Sunday, 8 June 1856 and ended on Monday, 9 June 1856.

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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Shavuot / שָׁבוּעוֹת
Israel only
Monday, 9 June 1856 / 6 Sivan 5616

Torah Portion: Exodus 19:1-20:23; Numbers 28:26-31; Ruth 1:1-4:22

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

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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