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Etz Hayim—"Tree of Life" exists to promote Christian-Jewish relations and dialogue, and a joint biblical, spiritual and liturgical self-consciousness and cooperation.
As Christians, we cannot consider Judaism as a foreign religion; nor do we include the Jews among those called to turn from idols and to serve the true God (cf. 1 Thes 1:9). With them, we believe in the one God who acts in history, and with them we accept his revealed word...
—Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium
24 Nov. 2013. Read the Document HERE
JEWISH and CHRISTIAN
LITURGICAL READINGS
The readings list provided by Etz Hayim—"Tree of Life" follows the Torah Portion of the Week (Parashat Hashavuah) read by Jews every Sabbath, and the readings for Masses and Sunday liturgies used throughout the Christian world.
Note. The Jewish readings
given are those read in the Jewish diaspora and will sometimes vary from those read in Israel.
APPROACHING WEEKS’ LITURGICAL CYCLES...
[JEWISH CYCLE]
09 May / 18 Iyar / Lag Ba'Omer
13 May / 22 Iyar / Parashat Behar-Behukotai
20 May / 28 Iyar / Yom Yerushalayim
21 May / 1 Sivan / Rosh Chodesh Sivan
25 May / 5 Sivan / Erev Shavuot
26 May / 6 Sivan / Shavuot I
27 May / 7 Sivan / Shavuot II
03 Jun / 14 Sivan / Parashat Naso
10 Jun / 21 Sivan / Parashat Beha'alotkha
17 Jun / 26 Sivan / Parashat Shelach Lekha
19 Jun / 30 Sivan / Rosh Chodesh Tammuz
20 Jun / 1 Tammuz / Rosh Chodesh Tammuz
24 Jun / 5 Tammuz / Parashat Korach
01 Jul / 12 Tammuz / Parashat Chuat-Balak
06 Jul / 17 Tammuz / Tzom Tammuz
08 Jul / 19 Tammuz / Parashat Pinchas
15 Jul / 26 Tammuz / Parashat Matot-Masei
19 Jul / 1 Av / Rosh Chodesh Av
22 Jul / 4 Av / Parashat Devarim
26 Jul / 8 Av /erev Tisha B'Av
27 Jul / 9 Av / Tisha B'Av
29 Jul / 11 Av / Parashat Va'etchanan
02 Aug / 15 Av / Tu B'Av
[Read a commentary on the parashah (Torah potion) from
Institute Saint Pierre de Sion-Ratisbonne,
Bat Kol-Christian Center for Jewish Studies.
Readings for the above dates availabe HERE ]
[ROMAN RITE]
07 May / 5th Sunday of Easter
14 May / 6th Sunday of Easter
18 May / The Ascension of the Lord
[The celebration of The Ascension of the Lord may be transferred to the following Sunday - The 7th Sunday of Easter.]
21 May / 7th Sunday Easter | Ascension of the Lord
[When this Sunday is celebrated as The Ascension of the Lord use readings for The Ascension of the Lord.]
28 May / Pentecost
04 Jun / Trinity Sunday
11 Jun / Body and Blood of Christ
[The celebration of The Body and Blood of Christ may be transferred to the following Sunday – The 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time.]
16 Jun / The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
18 Jun / 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time
24 Jun / Birth of John the Baptist
25 Jun / 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time
29 Jun / Ss Peter and Paul
02 Jul / 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time
[Read a commentary on the gospel from
Institute Saint Pierre de Sion-Ratisbonne,
Bat Kol-Christian Center for Jewish Studies.
Readings for the above dates available HERE]
[RCL]
07 May / 5th Sunday of Easter
14 May / 6th Sunday of Easter
18 May / The Ascension of the Lord
21 May / 7th Sunday of Easter
28 May / Day of Pentecost
31 May / Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
04 Jun / Trinity Sunday
11 Jun / 2nd Sunday after Pentecost
18 Jun / 3rd Sunday after Pentecost
25 Jun / 4th Sunday after Pentecost
02 Jul / 5th Sunday after Pentecost
09 Jul / 4th Sunday after Pentecost
[Readings for the above dates available HERE]
 
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.
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TU B'AV | 2 AUGUST
TU B’AV —the fifteenth day of the month of Av— is a minor Jewish holiday. In modern times Tu B'Av is associated with love. The ancient rabbis, however, sought to find meaning in the celebratons. Rabban Shimon ben Gamaliel is quoted as saying, "There is no better days for the people of Jerusalem than the Fifteenth of Av and Yom Kippur, since on these days the daughters of Israel go out dressed in white and dance in the vineyards" (Ta'anit 4.8).
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COUNTING THE OMER
SEFIRAT HAOMER
 According to the Torah the days between Passover and Shavuot are to be counted (Lev. 23:15-16; Deut. 16:15-16). These 49 days of counting, which relate to the offering of an omer of barley, (called in Hebrew Sefirat Ha'Omer) are likened to a connecting thread between the Passover from Mitzrayim [Egypt] and the Giving of the Torah at Sinai.
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LAG BA'OMER
18th day of Counting the Omer
9 MAY - 18 IYAR |
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26 MAY – 06 SIVAN
SHAVUOT
The days of Counting the Omer [Sefirat Ha'Omer] conclude with the celebration of the Jewish festival of Shavuot.
Shavuot, falling on 6th Sivan is one of the three Jewish PILGRIMAGE feasts. Shavuot, also called Hag Hashavuot [שבועות חג] meaning “the Festival of Weeks,” has agricultural roots in the “first fruits” of the late harvest, and, in post Temple spirituality, spiritual links to the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. Shavuot is often called Hag Matan Torateinu (The Festival of the Giving of Our Torah).
While Shavuot has harvest links it is, at the same time, a festival which has always incorporated an “encounter” spirituality. As with all three Pilgrim festivals this encounter was one in which all people who were able were required to participate.  Practically, this encounter between the person [nefesh|soul] and God took place at the altar of the Temple in Jerusalem.
The importance of the spiritual encounter with the LORD is only fully realized in the later transformation of Shavuot by the rabbis (after the loss of the Temple) into a festival which links the Exodus from Mitzrayim (The Passover) with the Gift of the Torah at Sinai.
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TISHA B'AV | 27 JULY - 9 AV
TISHA B’AV —the Ninth day of the month of Av— is one of four Jewish fast days mentioned by Zechariah (8:19) which mourn the catastrophic destruction of the first Temple in Jerusalem. Tisha B’Av is a major fast day with the restrictions matching the fast of Yom Kippur.
According to the Mishnah (Ta’anit 4:6) Tisha B’Av has traditionally been associated with the destruction of both Temples—by the Babylonians (586 BCE) and again by the Romans (70 CE). Midrash also associates other catastrophic events in Jewish history with the date, the Ninth of Av.
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