Holiday Readings
| Holy
Day |
English
Meaning |
Readings |
Date |
| Hanukkah |
(Feast
of) Dedication |
Numbers
7:1-11 |
|
| Zechariah
2:14-4:7 |
| 1
Kings 7:40-50 |
| John
9:1-7, 10:22-39 |
| Tu
b’Sh’vat |
15th
of Sh’vat |
Psalm
104:16-17 |
|
| (new
year for trees) |
Psalm
120-134 |
| |
Matthew
7:13-24, 28-29 |
| Purim |
Lots |
Exodus
17:8-16 |
|
| (story
of Queen Esther) |
Esther |
| |
Psalm
3:3 |
| |
Hebrews
11 |
| Pesach |
Passover |
Exodus
12:21-51 |
|
| Joshua
3:5-7, 5:2-15, 6:1, 27 |
| John
1:29-31, 10:14-18 |
| Yom
haShoah |
Holocaust
Memorial Day |
Deuteronomy
4:30-40 |
|
| Revelation
6:9-11 |
| Yom
ha’Atzma’ut |
Day
of Independence |
Deuteronomy
11:8-21 |
|
| (Israel) |
Isaiah
10:32-11:12 |
| |
Matthew
24:29-44 |
| Lag
baOmer |
33rd
day of counting the omer |
|
|
| Shavuot |
(Feast
of) Weeks |
Exodus
19:1-20:23 |
|
| (Pentecost) |
Ezekiel
1:1-28, 3:12 |
| |
John
1:32-34 |
| |
Matthew
3:11-17 |
| Tish’ah
b’Av |
9th
of Av |
Deuteronomy
4:25-40 |
|
| (Temple
destroyed) |
Jeremiah
8:13-9:23 |
| |
Matthew
23:1-3, 16-23, 34-24:3 |
| Rosh
haShanah |
Head
of the Year |
Genesis
21:1-34 |
|
| (New
Year) |
1
Samuel 1:1-2:10 |
| |
1
Thessalonians 4:13-18 |
| Yom
Kippur |
Day
of Atonement |
Leviticus
16:1-34 |
|
| Numbers
29:7-11 |
| Isaiah
57:14-58:14 |
| 2
Corinthians 5:10-21 |
| Sukkot |
(Feast
of) Booths/Tabernacles |
Leviticus
22:26-23:44 |
|
| Numbers
29:12-16 |
| Zechariah
14:1-24 |
| Revelation
7:1-10 |
| Hoshana
Rabbah |
Great
Deliverance |
Numbers
29:26-34 |
|
| John
7:1-2, 37-42 |
| Sh’mini
Atseret |
8th
day Conclusion |
Deuteronomy
14:22-16:17 |
|
| (of
Sukkot) |
1
Kings 8:54-9:1 |
| |
Matthew
17:1-9 |
| Simchat
Torah |
Joy
of the Torah |
Deuteronomy
33-34, Genesis 1:1-2:3 |
|
| Numbers
29:35-30:1 |
| Joshua
1:1-18 |
| Matthew
5:17-4 |
|