Etz Hayim—"Tree of Life"

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]
21 February / 30 Shevat / Rosh Chodesh Adar
22 February / 1 Adar / Rosh Chodesh Adar
25 February / 4 Adar / Parashat Terumah
04 March / 11 Adar / Parashat Tetzaveh
06 March / 13 Adar / Ta'anit Esther
07 March / 14 Adar / Purim
08 March / 15 Adar / Shushan Purim
11 March / 18 Adar / Parashat Ki Tisa
18 March / 25 Adar / Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
23 March / 1 Nisan / Rosh Chodesh Nisan
25 March / 3 Nisan / Parashat Vayikra
01 April / 10 Nisan / Parashat Tzav
05 April / 14 Nisan / Ta'anit Bechorot
05 April / 14 Nisan / erev Pesach
06 April / 15 Nisan / Pesach I [Commentary]
07 April / 16 Nisan / Pesach II
08 April / 17 Nisan / Pesach Shabbat, Chol Moed I
12 April / 21 Nisan / Pesach VII
13 April / 22 Nisan / Pesach VIII
15 April / 24 Nisan / Parashat Shemini
18 April / 27 Nisan / Yom HaShoah
21 April / 30 Nisan / Rosh Chodesh Iyar
22 April / 1 Iyar / Parashat Tazria-Metzorah
25 April / 4 Iyar / Yom HaZikaron
26 April / 5 Iyar / Yom Ha'Atzmaut
29 April / 8 Iyar / Parashat Aharei Mot-Kedoshim
05 May / 14 Iyar / Pesach Sheini

[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]
22 February / Ash Wednesday
26 February / 1st Sunday of Lent
05 March / 2nd Sunday of Lent
12 March / 3rd Sunday of Lent
19 March / 4th Sunday of Lent
20 March / Joseph Husband of Blessed Virgin Mary
25 March / The Annunciation of the Lord
26 March / 5th Sunday of Lent
02 April / Passion Sunday
06 April / Holy Thursday
07 April / Good Friday
08 April / Holy Saturday
09 April / Easter Sunday
16 April / 2nd Sunday of Easter
23 April / 3rd Sunday of Easter
30 April / 4th Sunday of Easter
07 May / 5th Sunday of Easter

[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]
22 February / Ash Wednesday
26 February / 1st Sunday in Lent
05 March / 2nd Sunday of Lent
12 March / 3rd Sunday of Lent
19 March / 4th Sunday of Lent
25 March / The Annunciation of the Lord
26 March / 5th Sunday of Lent
02 April / Passion Sunday | 6th Sunday of Lent
06 April / Maundy Thursday
07 April / Good Friday
08 April / Holy Saturday
09 April / Easter Vigil / Easter Day
16 April / 2nd Sunday of Easter
23 April / 3rd Sunday of Easter
30 April / 4th Sunday of Easter
07 May / 5th Sunday of Easter

[Readings for the above dates available HERE]

The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter.
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PESACH - PASSOVER | פֶּסַח

The Jewish festival of Passover [Pesach] begins at sundown on the evening of 5th April.
Read more about Pesach HERE.

[Download PASSOVER STUDY INFORMATION sheets and PARISH NEWSLETTER inserts by clicking on the images below.]

7 March 2023 | ADAR 14
PURIM

Purim celebrates the miracle of the deliverance frompersecution and suffering wrought for the Jewish people in Persia. The story is told in the Book of Esther (Megillat Esther) c. 4^th Cent. BCE.
Purim is celebrated on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar. [In leap years (i.e. this year) Purim falls in Adar II.] Traditionally, the date of Purim marks the first day following the victory/deliverance of the Jews in Persia.

"They [the Jews in the provinces] rested on the fourteenth day and made it a day offeasting and merry making" (Esther 9:17)

In cities that were surrounded by a wall in the time of Joshua Purim is celebrated on the 15^th day of Adar, also called Shushan Purim.

The story of Purim which is recounted in the Hebrew Bible, in the Megillat Esther [Scroll of Esther], dates from the 4^th Century BCE. [Megillat Esther is the last of the canonical texts to be determined for inclusion in the Tanakh.] The Talmud attributes the account given in Megillat Esther to a redaction of an original text written by Mordechai (Baba Bathra 15a). The Book of Esther in the Septuagint [Greek Bible] differs from Megillat Esther and is understood as an interpretive adaptation. The Greek Esther (c. 2^nd Century BCE) adds additional traditions, e.g., Ahasuerus is identified with Artaxerxes.

Jerome's Latin text [Vulgate] of the Book of Esther is a translation of the Hebrew text with additions based upon the Greek version.

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JEWISH and CHRISTIAN LITURGICAL READINGS

JEWISH and CHRISTIAN
LITURGICAL READINGS