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26 Iyyar 5768

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Torah Portion

Parashat Bamidbar

פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר

Holiday / Observance

41st day of the Omer

Today's Art from Israel

Sunkissed Grapes

Sunkissed Grapes

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About 26 Iyyar 5768

Saturday, May 31, 2008 corresponds to 26 Iyyar 5768 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.

The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Bamidbar (פָּרָשַׁת בְּמִדְבַּר). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.

41st day of the Omer falls on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.