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27 Iyar 5762 - May 8, 2002 | Mordecai Plaut, director Published Weekly
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CALENDAR FOR
Yom Tov Sheini Shavuos (Parshas Nosso in Eretz Yisroel), 5762

Sunday, 1 Sivan - Shabbos, 7 Sivan
(May 12-18, 2002)

DAF HAYOMI
Bavli:
Bova Basra, 53-59
Yerushalmi:
Ma'aser Sheini, 23-29

MISHNA YOMIS
Avodah Zoroh, 2:5-4:1

HALACHA YOMIS
Orach Chaim 640:5-645:8

Ovos:1

Rosh Chodesh Sivan falls on Sunday, May 12

Shavuos falls on Friday, 6 Sivan (May 17) and in Chutz Le'aretz also on Shabbos, 7 Sivan (May 18). An eruv tavshilin must be made on erev Shabbos.

CANDLE LIGHTING
in Eretz Yisroel:

Parshas Bamidbar
Yerushalayim:
6:50 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:05 P.M.

London:
8:23 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:15 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:06 P.M.

Yom Tov Shavuos
Yerushalayim:
6:54 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:09 P.M.

London:
8:29 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:11 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:00 P.M.

Yom Tov Sheini Shavuos (Parshas Nosso in Eretz Yisroel)
Yerushalayim:
6:55 P.M.

Bnei Brak:
7:10 P.M.

London:
8:31 P.M.
Johannesburg:
5:11 P.M.
Melbourne:
5:00 P.M.

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Additional Luach Information

According to the Ramo (494:3) we do not say tachanun from Rosh Chodesh Sivan until after Isru Chag. (There are other minhogim that do not say tachanun until after the seven days of hashlomoh that follow Shavuos.) On Rosh Chodesh Sivan we do not say tachanun as with every Rosh Chodesh. The second of Sivan is called Yom HaMeyuchas, since after yetzias Mitzrayim Hashem commanded Moshe to say to bnei Yisroel: "Now therefore if you will obey My voice indeed, and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own treasure from among all peoples" (Shemos 19:5) to prepare them for Torah. Afterwards the third, fourth, and fifth of Sivan are the Sheloshes Yemei Hagboloh when bnei Yisroel waited for kabolas HaTorah (Mishnah Berurah 494:8, and see Shabbos 86- 88).


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