Temple Shalom Calendar of Events

Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells the stories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og.

Torah: Numbers 19:1-22:1
Haftarah: Judges 11:1-33

https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/chukat

Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite.

Torah: Numbers 22:2-25:9
Haftarah: Micah 5:6-6:8

https://urj.org/torah/portion/balak

Fast commemorating breaching of the walls of Jerusalem before the destruction of the Second Temple

Torah: Exodus 32:11-14, 34:1-10

https://reformjudaism.org/blog/countdown-tishah-bav-primer-three-weeks

Pinchas opens with God’s promise of a “covenant of peace” for the zealot Pinchas, followed by a census. The daughters of Tzelofchad request and receive new laws regarding inheritance. God instructs Moses to prepare Joshua for leadership, and God describes sacrifices brought daily and on special occasions.

Torah: Numbers 25:10-30:1
Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1-2:3 | Pinchas occurring after 17 Tammuz

https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/pinchas

Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it.
 Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, opens with a list of places that the Israelites traveled in the desert. God commands the Israelites to destroy idolatry in the Land of Israel, outlines Israel’s boundaries, and details the laws of cities of refuge for accidental killers.

Torah: Numbers 30:2-36:13, 28:9-15
Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4 | Matot-Masei on Shabbat Rosh Chodesh

https://reformjudaism.org/torah/portion/matot-masei

Start of month of Av on the Hebrew calendar. Av (אָב) is the 11th month of the civil Hebrew year (12th on leap years) and the 5th month of the biblical Hebrew year. It has 30 days and corresponds to July or August on the Gregorian calendar. רֹאשׁ חוֹדֶשׁ, transliterated Rosh Chodesh or Rosh Hodesh, is a minor holiday that occurs at the beginning of every month in the Hebrew calendar. It is marked by the birth of a new moon

Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24

https://reformjudaism.org/jewish-holidays/rosh-chodesh/rosh-chodesh