Jewish Calendar 5784

WINNIPEG JEWISH CALENDAR OUR INSPIRATION

Dear Friend,

It is our pleasure to present you with this newly designed Jewish Art Calendar for the upcoming year of 5784. This Calendar includes Jewish dates & Holidays, times for Shabbat & Chagim, and much more. Exquisite Jewish art highlighting Jewish Mitzvot and themes grace each month, together with many local business advertisements. Many Yahrtzeits are marked, and Rosh Hashanah greetings from many in the community adorn the first pages.

The Mitzvot highlighted in this year’s calendar are the Mitzvot chosen by the famed Rebbe of Chabad, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson of blessed memory, to be part of his worldwide ‘Mitzvah Campaigns’.

The Rebbe viewed each individual Mitzvah act – fulfilling G-d’s command - as possessing infinite value, being a connection and ‘bridge’ between man and G-d, Creator and creation, the Infinite and the finite. Citing Maimonides, the Rebbe repeated time and again: a single person performing a single mitzvah could be the deed that tips the scales and brings redemption to the entire world and all of creation.

As the Rebbe’s ‘ambassadors’ to Manitoba, Chabad of Winnipeg strives to ensure Jewish continuity through increasing Jewish pride, knowledge, and commitment, with dedication, warmth, fun and Jewish spirit. We believe in the right of every Jew to experience the beautiful treasures of our Jewish heritage, regardless of religious background or financial status. We look forward to personally welcoming you at Chabad!

Please note: this year is a Jewish leap year, including an additional month. There are two months of Adar this year, with Purim celebrated in the 2nd Adar, while the prevailing custom is to observe Yahrtzeits in the 1st Adar. In this Calendar, Yahrtzeits are marked in both Adars.

We truly appreciate our advertisers and sponsors for partnering with us in producing this calendar, and ask you to please award them with your patronage.

Shanah Tovah U’metuka!

Rabbi Avrohom Altein Director - Chabad of Winnipeg

“In the old days there was a person in every town who would light the street lamps with a flame he carried at the end of a long pole. On the street corners, the lamps waited to be lit. Sometimes, however, the lamps were not as easily accessible... there were lamps in forsaken places. Someone had to light even those lamps so that they would fulfill their purpose and light up the paths of others. Today too, someone must be willing to forgo his or her conveniences and reach out to light even those forsaken lamps…”

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- The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS... WE WISH YOU A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

We extend heartfelt Shana Tova wishes to the entire community on behalf of our dear friends and supporters:

Vanesa and Emilio Allami

Rabbi Avraham & Rebbetzin Bracha Altein & Family

Rabbi Menachem & Dvora Altein, Chaya, Mottel and Chana

Abraham Amihude and Family

Barbara and Abe Anhang and Family

Bonnie Ash and Family. Rabbi Menachem and Alissa Oppen and Shlomo, Bracha and Yehudis; Moshe Shimon, Tirtza, David, Batya Oppen

(Israel); Shlomo and Zahava, Elisheva Oppen (Israel)

Michel and Danita Aziza

Earl

Bella and Marvin Ben-Ari and Family

Al Benarroch and Brenlee Sucharov, Amber, Simone, Miley and Macey

Daniel Matzkin, Val Benevet and children, Parker, Oliver, Cooper and Spencer

Karla Berbrayer and Allen Kraut and Family

Abe and Toni Berenhaut and Family

Shana Tova from Jack Bidnik

L’Shana Tovah tikatevu from Catalena Birek

Bonnie Blank, Sherri-Ricki and Martin Erlichman, Callie and Joshua Diane, Brandon Blank, Irene and Sheldon Blank

Carey & Harriet Boroditsky and Family

Rena Boroditsky, Noa and Adi Farage

Shana Tova from Mark and Alexandra Broitman and Family

Morris Broder and Leona Buchszreiber and family wish you a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year!

Meira Buchszreiber and Family

Chava Rosemblit, Chantal Rosemblit and Viviana Bursuk

Dina Frankel, Gail, Ron & Marlee Cantor

Avrom and Fayanne Charach, Carli and Taylor

Gayle Charach & Mark Sarazen

Harold and Elaine Charlat and Family

Rabbi Yitzchak Charytan & Family

Dr. Michael and Jenifer Chernick and Chana Atara

Claudia and Gerardo Chernitsky

Luiz, Amanda, Immanuel, Naama and David Aron Chimanovitch

Daniel, Baillie, Lyla Bea, Asher and Miles Chisick

Shanah Tova from the Chochinovs

The Choresh Family

Allan, Shawna, Lindsay and Josh Cogan

Harvey and Nessie Cogan and Family

David Cohen, Patricia Temkin, and Family

Simone Cohen-Scott and Family

Marcia and Mitch Cosman and Family

Alan and Wendy Daien, Laurie and Jillian

David Deutscher and Heather Leonoff

Diamante Family wishes Shana Tova Umetuca

Miriam and David Diamond

Marianne Dordick and Family

Ariela and Mervin Drabinsky

Best wishes for a healthy and happy new year from Laila Dubinsky

Yossi, Barbie, Bayli and Miriam Dukes

Daniel and Rena Elbaze and Family

Michael and Nella Eskin and Family

Sharon Bronstone, Linda, Jay & Braidin Filbert

Larry, Michele, Akiva, Aidan and Tal Fishman

wish all their family and friends a Happy and Healthy Shana Tova

Shirley and Bob Freedman and Family

Shana Tova! Health and Happiness from Mabel & Roberto Fridson

Sarah Friedman and Family

Marsha and Hadara Friedman, Shira and Shimon

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Greetings from Bonnie Geller and Family

Lionel and Mandy Gerber and Family

Benjamin and Rachel Gerstein and Jonathon (JJ)

Laurie and Yale Gilbert and Family

The Glinter Family

Ksiva vChasima Tova from Capt Rabbi Dr Noteh, Chaya Nesya and Family

Gootan Yom Tov

Henry and Anna Gail Goldfeld, Alexandra, Marlee and Ariella

Jeff, Susan, Joshua, Rebecca and Benjamin Goldstein

Shana Tova from Susan Grace

Bev & Brian Greenberg & Family

Vivian Gutstadt, Julie and Roman Dascal

Esther and Sid Halpern

Steve Hayman, Sheryl Levine and family wishes you a healthy year

Dr. Norman Hechtenthal

Rabbi Boruch and Chana Heidingsfeld & Family

Shanah Tova from Isser Held and Family

Morris Henoch, Children and Grandchildren

Martin, Rose and Richie Herscovitch, Marina Herscovitch and Peter Parboji

May you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for a good and sweet new year! Shana Tova from the Hudobin Family!

Shana Tova! May all be blessed with more Torah centered life and fulfillment of many mitzvahs

Anonymous Family

Anonymous Family

Morley and Bev Jacobs, Stephanie, Darwin, Morrison, Jen, Jonah, Elle, Adli, Mazie

Malik and Ruth Juravsky and Family wish everyone a very Happy New Year in the best of health

Shana tova Winnipeg! Jonathan and Chaya Kahanovitch

Alon and Ana Kazakevitch and the family

Philippa, Rodney, Reuben, Ethan and Rebecca Kellen

Jeffrey and Joyce Kerr, Lindsay and Josh

Allan, Penny and Adam Kiesler

Edith Kimelman and Family

Hillel and Sharon Kravetsky K.C.

Barbara and Rocky Kravetsky

Audrey and Daniel Kravetsky and Family

Ralph and Miriam Kuropatwa wish our family, our relatives, our friends, and all of Yisroel, a Shanah Tovah Umetukah

Alejandro, Julie and Benjamin Krozkin

Shana Tova from Matthew and Nola Lazar; Ezra, Sonia, Caleb, and Zev; Yona and Eliran; Galya and Gilon

Sid and Sharon Lerner and Family

Robyn and Neal Lerner and family

Roman and Marina, Priel and Nataniel Lisak

Dr. Jack and Debbie Lipkin and Family

Rochelle & Harvey and Family

Bernie Lofchick, Children, Grandchildren, and Great Granddaughters

Myron and Symma Love and Family

Pauline Luffman and Family

Victor Wonnacott and Enid Lyons and Sara Wonnacott

Eleazar (Luciano) and Betina Malewicz, beracha and hatzlacha for Shimon, Aby, and Ilanit

In memory of Max and Eva Ostrinsky and Max and Ida Margolis

Igor and Irina Mazor and Family

Florie Mendelson and Family

Western Scrap Metals wishes our family, friends, and colleagues a Healthy and Prosperous 5784

Yosel Minuk and family

Darrell and Jill and family - wishing you Happy and Healthy New Year

Ruth Muscovitch, Heather & family and Susan & family

Rahel and Roman Nadtochayev and Family

Lawrence and Beverly Niederhoffer

Hag Sameah from Nisanov Family!

Shanna Tova from the Peretz family, David, Lindsay, and Miriam

Ahava Halpern and Frank Lavitt

Michael Perl and Family

Happy New Year to Friends and Family.

Shelley Pfeffer

Shana Tova from Aryeh, Miri, Aaron, and Julie Pfeffer

Ruth Carol and Leonard Podheiser and Family

Richard Pollock, Sarah McKinnon, Raya, Sydney and Max

Adam, Samantha, Benny and Goldie

Pollock

Shayla Fink, Kinzey Posen and family

Heather Pullan, Tom Frohlinger, Alexandra, Joey and Becky

Tammy Rabkin and Family

Ronald and Jane Reider & Tiffany and Lucas Baird

Karen Richter and Family

Judy Rodkin and family would like to wish the whole community Shana Tova.

Ruthie Rubin, Lainey, Marni, Hilary, Iris and Amelia

Anonymous

Sylvia and Perry Schulman & Family

Leonard Schwartz and Family

Wishing all a sweet New Year! Joanne

Seiff and Jeff, Leo, and Sammy Marcus

Bonnie and Meir Serfaty

Shoshana & Sheldon Minuk, wishing you a very happy and healthy New Year.

Sam and Veronica Simcoff and Family

Shira Cohen and Stu Slayen and Family

Faith and Marvin SLUTCHUK and Family

Stephen, Lesley, Morgan and Hayden Smith

Margot and Harold Sosnowicz

Avery and Nata Spigelman, Adam, Devorah, David and Jenny, Joshua, Connor and Logan

L’shanah Tova Bob and Julie Steinberg

Stelzer Family

Mia Elfenbaum and Marshall Stitz and Family

Eli Dovid and Rivkie Strasberg and Family

Luis D. Szklarski

The Szkop Family

Lynne and Henry Trachtenberg and Family

Anne and Kerry Trotman and Family

From A Friend

David and Lois Wolch and Family

The Wolk Family

Yanev Family

Sharon Zalik and Gordon Kay

Shana Tovah from the Zelenietz Family

MITZVAH CAMPAIGNS FOR JEWISH AWARENESS AND OBSERVANCE

In 1967, days before the Six-Day-War, the Lubavitcher Rebbe initiated the first of ten Mitzvah campaigns, urging Chassidim to encourage Jewish men to wrap tefillin. Over time, the Rebbe encouraged new mitzvot to be promoted. Shabbat candles, Jewish education, Tzedakah and more. These mitzvot are not just moments in time but spiritual energy that we draw down, transforming our very existence. Even more, each season arrives with its unique spiritual energy, symbolized by the Jewish holidays of each month. These moments in time and the mitzvot we do can transform our life into discovery and growth instead of just the passage of time. This year, let's journey through the special moments in time, through these mitzvot, these moments of unity with the Divine, and elevate and transform each day of the year.

What special days are on the Jewish calendar this month? What special mitzvot can you do to tap into the special energy of the month? How can you include your family and Jewish friends?

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OCTOBER TISHREI–CHESHVAN

SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY CANDLES

The sun is setting on the horizon. The hustle and bustle of the week is coming to a close. Across the world, millions of women and girls are lighting candles 18 minutes before sunset on a Friday afternoon, ushering in peace and blessings, their collective power of light transforming the world. When there seems to be an avalanche of darkness in the world, Shabbos candles provide illumination and clarity. The acronym for the Hebrew words N eirot Sh abbat K odesh (Shabbat candles) is NeShek , which means ammunition. Shabbat candles are the ultimate ammunition in the global fight against evil, suffering, and darkness.

This week, commit to lighting candles 18 minutes before sunset just this week or this month. Or for every week from now on. Ensure you are lighting them at the correct time or encourage a friend to join you in this sacred mitzvah.

NOVEMBER CHESHVAN–KISLEV TEFILLIN

This daily reunion with G-d is the ultimate opportunity to align your heart, mind and actions. These black leather boxes contain parchment scrolls with texts from the Torah discussing the unity of G-d, a fundamental idea in Jewish faith. One box is placed on the arm nearest the heart, the seat of the emotions, and the leather strap is wound around the left arm and hand. The other box is placed on the forehead, teaching us to dedicate ourselves to the service of G - d in all that we think, feel and do. Once the Tefillin are placed on your arm and forehead, it is customary to recite the Shema Prayer.

Consider committing to putting on tefillin once, twice or three times a week. Already committed to putting on Tefillin, think about making it a daily (excluding Shabbat and festivals) activity. Carry a pair of tefillin with you, always ready to offer another Jew the opportunity to perform this transformative mitzvah.

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DECEMBER KISLEV–TEVET

MEZUZAH

The ultimate home security system. A powerful symbol of Jewish pride. It’s a small parchment wrapped and placed on the right side of our door. Inside the powerful Shema prayer is inscribed, on the outside, a name for G-d. A Mezuzah reminds us that this is a home for G-d. In Judaism, spirituality is not confined to the synagogue services. Instead, every part of our lives should be imbued with holiness and meaning. Relaxing in the living room, dinner around the kitchen table, the morning rush, all our potential opportunities to connect with the divine. Every time we pass through a door, pause, look up, give a kiss and take a moment to celebrate your relationship with G-d.

Contact your Rabbi today to affix a mezuzah to every door in your home. Check your Mezuzahs regularly with a scribe to ensure no letters have become smudged or erased. Encourage friends and family to hang mezuzot in their homes. Donate to a fund to gift mezuzot to those who cannot afford it.

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JANUARY TEVET–SHEVAT

TORAH STUDY

An ancient text filled with eternal life lessons. The most profound and innermost will of G-d. A blueprint for creation and a divine guide to living our very best life. These are but a few descriptions of the Torah. From the practical to the sublime, from the historical to the mundane, from the simple meaning to the esoteric, every letter is profound, with infinite layers of meaning. The study of Torah is more than just an intellectual pursuit. It's a transformative experience that fuses our intellect with the Divine Intellect and impacts every part of our lives.

How can you add in your Torah Study this month? Join an existing Torah class in person or online, start a new class, create a chavruta (a one-on-one study group), download a podcast, read an article online, buy a book containing Torah thoughts, learn with your family or friends, the opportunities are endless.

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With Love, we wish Lior ‘Yom Huledeth Sameach’ on his birthday - Hector, Viviana and Ariel Finkelstein

of - Goldie Kravetsky

TZEDAKAH

Charity, typically understood as an act of kindness and generosity, takes on a deeper meaning in the Hebrew language. The Hebrew word for charity, Tzedakah, is derived from the root word Tzedek, meaning justice. It is not merely a benevolent gesture, but an honest and just act that we are obliged to do. Giving to others is a fundamental part of the reason that we have been blessed with wealth. Tzedakah is more than just monetary donations, but also extends to the sharing of time, expertise, or even a simple smile. Regardless of what we have, there is always something we can share with others. When we give Tzedakah, we are reminded that all that we have comes from a higher power and that encourages us to cultivate gratitude and appreciation for what we have.

Place charity boxes around your home, and make giving a coin to charity part of your daily routine, setting the tone for a day ahead. Encourage friends and family to donate as well. Find causes that are important to you, and donate generously.

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A HOME FILLED WITH BOOKS

What’s your home decor style? Classic? Modern? Contemporary? Whatever your style, one item is essential for every Jewish home. Jewish holy books. Placing Jewish books in your home fills your home with the divine wisdom contained in those books and creates an atmosphere of holiness. Seeing sacred books on a shelf motivates one to learn more often. Fill your home with Torah books, and Torah thoughts and ideas will flourish. Create an atmosphere of warmth, peace and purpose in your home with every Jewish book you buy.

Buy the essential Jewish books for every home- a Chumash, Tehillim- book of Psalms, and a siddur, a prayer book. Purchase books on Torah topics that resonate with you, build up your own personal library, place Jewish storybooks in your children’s room, and support your local Jewish library.

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KASHRUT

Paleo, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Mediterranean Diet, Keto, High Carb, Low Carb, High Fat, No Fat, Intuitive Eating; it’s hard to know which diet, if any, is good for you. But there’s one way of eating that’s good for your soul: a Kosher diet. Eating Kosher food creates the opportunity to fuse the spiritual and physical, the mundane with the divine. Do we live to eat, or eat to live? Kosher helps turn our every ordinary bite into something more, a conscious choice to align our diet with G-d’s will. The food we eat becomes part of who we are. Kosher helps ensure that our physical self is uplifted by the foods we eat.

Ready to transform your kitchen into a kosher one? Your rabbi is prepared to help. Consider buying only Kosher meat or separating meat from milk. Choose to eat only certified Kosher food, and patronize kosher establishments. Know someone who might want to learn more about Kosher? Share what you know or attend a class together.

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LOVE YOUR FELLOW

Reaching out to your fellow Jew with patience, love, concern, and unity is a fundamental precept in the Torah. It’s the foundation of Judaism, the bedrock of our civilization. Be kind to others not because they will be kind to you, but because you recognize the divine spark within. Reach out to help another not because of what they do but because of who they are, a human being created in the image of G-d. Every Jew is part of a single soul, radiating into many bodies, each on their unique mission. Together, we form one unit made up of many parts. One body with many limbs. At our source, we are all one. What act of kindness can you do for another today? Smile at someone. Say hello and thank you. Call someone to see how they are. Always be on the lookout to do a favor for another. Bring Jewish people together. Tear down the false barriers of age and affiliation. Follow Hillel’s golden rule. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do for you.

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JEWISH EDUCATION

Children are the future of the Jewish people. The next link in the chain of Jewish continuity, stretching back to Avraham and Sarah. Every Jewish child deserves to know about their precious heritage. Teach your children everything you know about your faith, and provide them with a quality Jewish education — you will be ensuring Jewish integrity, Jewish identity and a Jewish future. There is no more valuable gift than an authentic Jewish education, which will form the foundation for a lifetime of connection, commitment, and love for G-d.

How can you be a part of educating the next generation? Sign your children up for Hebrew School, Torah lessons, or enroll them in a local Jewish day school. Help your children provide quality Jewish education to their children. Support educational institutions and encourage friends and family to do the same.

Baila Goldstein, Instagram: @illustratedwithgold

With Love, we wish Doron ‘Yom Huledeth Sameach’ on his birthdayHector, Viviana and Ariel Finkelstein

FAMILY PURITY

Under the chuppah, two became one, transforming a loving relationship into a sacred bond. Observing the laws of family purity invites G-d into your marriage daily and brings you and your spouse to new undiscovered depths of intimacy and connection.

A marriage is not a union but a reunion, two halves of a soul coming together to build a life together. Introducing the sacred rhythm of family purity into your home creates times of separation and union, fusing the spiritual with the physical. Immersing in the holy Mikvah waters is a moment of unity with our G-dly essence and brings the Divine Presence into our home.

Ask your Rebbetzin to learn the laws of family purity with you. Contribute towards the construction of a mikvah. Try to observe this mitzvah for a month or more. Review the laws and focus on keeping its details and nuances. Encourage a friend to learn about this beautiful opportunity to add spirituality, depth and meaning to their marriage.

Be Kind and Repair the World

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YOUR VERY OWN LETTER IN THE TORAH SCROLL

Every Torah scroll comprises 304,805 letters, written by hand, with ink and quill on parchment, in a special calligraphy, by a trained scribe. Yet there is a mitzvah for each of us to write a Torah or commission another to write a Torah for you. But there is another, more practical way to fulfill this mitzvah. Purchase just one letter in a Torah - written specifically for you. Which letter in the Torah is the most important? In truth, all are equally important. If any letter is incomplete, the whole scroll cannot be used. The Jewish nation is one Torah scroll. Every Jew is one letter, interdependent, and equally important. We express our inherent unity when we purchase a letter in a collective Torah scroll: one nation, one Torah, one G-d. Purchase a letter in a Sefer Torah. Buy one for your children and grandchildren. Encourage friends and family to buy their own letters and be a part of this mitzvah displaying the unity of the Jewish people.

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SEPTEMBER 2024

MENACHEM AV–ELUL

MOSHIACH

An era of world peace, prosperity and peace. No more illness or strife. This is the era of Moshiach - Messiah, a fundamental tenet of Jewish faith. This era is the final purpose of creation, G-d's final vision for how his world should look. Instead of creating this perfect world, G-d created you and me. Every good deed we do brings us one step closer to Moshiach’s arrival. Add your mitzvah to the scale! Any single mitzvah can be the one that will be the proverbial straw that “breaks the camel’s back” and brings the Messianic Era.

Learn more about Moshiach. Teach others about Moshiach. Actively anticipate the arrival of Moshiach and a new era of peace and prosperity for our world. Recognize the injustices and suffering in this world, and add in your mitzvah observance to bring the Messianic era closer.

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JEWISH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

Candles are lit to honor the Jewish Festivals, on which different blessing are recited. For the appropriate blessing use the third column of the chart. On the onset of the Holiday light a 48 hour candle to assist in lighting the holiday candles the next night.

CANDLE LIGHTING

DATE HOLIDAY BLESSING

Sep. 15 Rosh Hashana Begins (Sunset) *1 & 4

Sep. 16 Rosh Hashana Day 1 **1 & 4

Sep. 17 Rosh Hashana Day 2

Sep. 24 Yom Kippur Begins (Sunset) *2 & 4

Sep. 25 Yom Kippur

Sep. 29 Sukkot Begins (Sunset) *3 & 4

Sep. 30 Sukkot Day 1 **3 & 4

Oct. 1 Sukkot Day 2

Oct. 6 Shemini Atzeret Begins (Sunset) *3 & 4

Oct. 7 Shemini Atzeret **3 & 4

Oct. 8 Simchat Torah

Dec. 7 Chanukah Begins (Sunset)

Dec. 15 Chanukah Ends (Nightfall)

March 23 Purim Begins (Sunset)

March 24 Purim Day

April 22 Pesach Begins (Sunset) ***3 & 4

April 23 Pesach Day 1 **3 & 4

April 24 Pesach Day 2

April 28 Final Days of Pesach Begin (Sunset) ***3

April 29 Pesach Day 7 **3

HOW TO LIGHT SHABBAT CANDLES

1. HOW TO: It starts with one light. Add a candle for your spouse, and if you’re a mother, one for each child. A girl over the age of three may (with help from Mom) light her own candle.

Before kindling the candles (exact time is mentioned in the bottom of each calendar box), we think of those less fortunate and put a coin in a charity box.

2. LIGHT A CANDLE. After the candles are lit, the woman covers her eyes with her hands and recites the following blessing:

3. THE BLESSING: Baruch a-ta A-do-nay Elohei-nu me-lech ha-o-lam a-sher ki-dee-sha-nu bi-mitz-vo-tav vi-tzi-va-noo li-had-leek ner shel Sha-bat Ko-desh.

TRANSLATION: Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the light of the Holy Shabbat.

4. SAY A PRAYER. The moments immediately after reciting the blessing, while the woman’s eyes are still covered, are an extremely auspicious time for her to offer a private prayer for anything her heart desires. It is customary to use this special time to appeal to G-d for children who will glow with the radiance of the Torah, and that He light up the world with the light of the Redemption.

April 30 Pesach Day 8

June 11 Shavuot Begins (Sunset) ***3 & 4

June 12 Shavuot Day 1 **3 & 4

June 13 Shavuot Day 2

* Do not light after sunset

** Light after the time indicated from a pre-lit flame

*** If lighting after sunset, light from a pre-lit flame

**** Light before the time indicated from a pre-lit flame

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Bo-ruch A-toh A-do-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom

A-sher Ki-deshanu Be-mitz-vo-tav Vi-tzvi-vo-nu Le-had-lik

Ner Shel [Fridays add: Sha-bat vi-shel] Yom Ha-zi-karon

Bo-ruch A-toh A-do-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom

A-sher Ki-deshanu Be-mitz-vo-tav Vi-tzvi-vo-nu Le-had-lik

Ner Shel [Fridays add: Sha-bat vi-shel] Yom Ha-Ki-pu-rim

Bo-ruch A-toh A-do-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom

A-sher Ki-deshanu Be-mitz-vo-tav Vi-tzvi-vo-nu Le-had-lik

Ner Shel [Fridays add: Sha-bat vi-shel] Yom Yom Tov

Ba-ruch A-tah A-do-noi E-loi-hei-nu Me-lech ha-o-lam shehe-chee-ya-nu v’ki-yi-ma-nu vi-hi-gi-ya-nu liz-man ha-zeh.

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