Parshat Vayeishev
25 Kislev 5767 / December 15-16, 2006
Haftarah - Zechariah 2:14-4:7
This Shabbat:
Shabbat Chanukah I
Mevarchim Hachodesh for the month of Tevet
Special Days this Week:
Chanukah begins on Friday evening, December 15, and is celebrated through Shabbat, December 23.
Rosh Chodesh Tevet is celebrated on Thursday, December 21, and Friday, December 22.
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