30 Sivan, 5785
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

Speak to the Israelite people and take from them—from the chieftains of their ancestral houses—one staff for each chieftain of an ancestral house: twelve staffs in all. Inscribe each man’s name on his staff,

there being one staff for each head of an ancestral house; also inscribe Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi.

Deposit them in the Tent of Meeting before the Pact, where I meet with you.

The staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout, and I will rid Myself of the incessant mutterings of the Israelites against you.

Moses spoke thus to the Israelites. Their chieftains gave him a staff for each chieftain of an ancestral house, twelve staffs in all; among these staffs was that of Aaron.

Moses deposited the staffs before the LORD, in the Tent of the Pact.

The next day Moses entered the Tent of the Pact, and there the staff of Aaron of the house of Levi had sprouted: it had brought forth sprouts, produced blossoms, and borne almonds.

Moses then brought out all the staffs from before the LORD to all the Israelites; each identified and recovered his staff.

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, published by JPS
Copyright: JPS, 1985

The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

Command the Israelite people and say to them: Be punctilious in presenting to Me at stated times the offerings of food due Me, as offerings by fire of pleasing odor to Me.

Say to them: These are the offerings by fire that you are to present to the LORD: As a regular burnt offering every day, two yearling lambs without blemish.

You shall offer one lamb in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.

And as a meal offering, there shall be a tenth of an ephah of choice flour with a quarter of a hin of beaten oil mixed in—

the regular burnt offering instituted at Mount Sinai—an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the LORD.

The libation with it shall be a quarter of a hin for each lamb, to be poured in the sacred precinct as an offering of fermented drink to the LORD.

The other lamb you shall offer at twilight, preparing the same meal offering and libation as in the morning—an offering by fire of pleasing odor to the LORD.

On the sabbath day: two yearling lambs without blemish, together with two-tenths of a measure of choice flour with oil mixed in as a meal offering, and with the proper libation—

a burnt offering for every sabbath, in addition to the regular burnt offering and its libation.

On your new moons you shall present a burnt offering to the LORD: two bulls of the herd, one ram, and seven yearling lambs, without blemish.

As meal offering for each bull: three-tenths of a measure of choice flour with oil mixed in. As meal offering for each ram: two-tenths of a measure of choice flour with oil mixed in.

As meal offering for each lamb: a tenth of a measure of fine flour with oil mixed in. Such shall be the burnt offering of pleasing odor, an offering by fire to the LORD.

Their libations shall be: half a hin of wine for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and a quarter of a hin for a lamb. That shall be the monthly burnt offering for each new moon of the year.

And there shall be one goat as a sin offering to the LORD, to be offered in addition to the regular burnt offering and its libation.

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, published by JPS
Copyright: JPS, 1985

Psalms 145

A song of praise. Of David. I will extol You, my God and king, and bless Your name forever and ever. Every day will I bless You and praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD and much acclaimed; His greatness cannot be fathomed. One generation shall laud Your works to another and declare Your mighty acts. The glorious majesty of Your splendor and Your wondrous acts will I recite. Men shall talk of the might of Your awesome deeds, and I will recount Your greatness. They shall celebrate Your abundant goodness, and sing joyously of Your beneficence. The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in kindness. The LORD is good to all, and His mercy is upon all His works. All Your works shall praise You, O LORD, and Your faithful ones shall bless You. They shall talk of the majesty of Your kingship, and speak of Your might, to make His mighty acts known among men and the majestic glory of His kingship. Your kingship is an eternal kingship; Your dominion is for all generations. The LORD supports all who stumble, and makes all who are bent stand straight. The eyes of all look to You expectantly, and You give them their food when it is due. You give it openhandedly, feeding every creature to its heart’s content. The LORD is beneficent in all His ways and faithful in all His works. The LORD is near to all who call Him, to all who call Him with sincerity. He fulfills the wishes of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and delivers them. The LORD watches over all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. My mouth shall utter the praise of the LORD, and all creatures shall bless His holy name forever and ever.

Psalms 146

Hallelujah. Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD all my life, sing hymns to my God while I exist. Put not your trust in the great, in mortal man who cannot save. His breath departs; he returns to the dust; on that day his plans come to nothing. Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God, maker of heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them; who keeps faith forever; who secures justice for those who are wronged, gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free; The LORD restores sight to the blind; the LORD makes those who are bent stand straight; the LORD loves the righteous; The LORD watches over the stranger; He gives courage to the orphan and widow, but makes the path of the wicked tortuous. The LORD shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah.

Psalms 147

Hallelujah. It is good to chant hymns to our God; it is pleasant to sing glorious praise. The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; He gathers in the exiles of Israel. He heals their broken hearts, and binds up their wounds. He reckoned the number of the stars; to each He gave its name. Great is our Lord and full of power; His wisdom is beyond reckoning. The LORD gives courage to the lowly, and brings the wicked down to the dust. Sing to the LORD a song of praise, chant a hymn with a lyre to our God, who covers the heavens with clouds, provides rain for the earth, makes mountains put forth grass; who gives the beasts their food, to the raven’s brood what they cry for. He does not prize the strength of horses, nor value the fleetness of men; but the LORD values those who fear Him, those who depend on His faithful care. O Jerusalem, glorify the LORD; praise your God, O Zion! For He made the bars of your gates strong, and blessed your children within you. He endows your realm with well-being, and satisfies you with choice wheat. He sends forth His word to the earth; His command runs swiftly. He lays down snow like fleece, scatters frost like ashes. He tosses down hail like crumbs— who can endure His icy cold? He issues a command—it melts them; He breathes—the waters flow. He issued His commands to Jacob, His statutes and rules to Israel. He did not do so for any other nation; of such rules they know nothing. Hallelujah.

Psalms 148

Hallelujah. Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him on high. Praise Him, all His angels, praise Him, all His hosts. Praise Him, sun and moon, praise Him, all bright stars. Praise Him, highest heavens, and you waters that are above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for it was He who commanded that they be created. He made them endure forever, establishing an order that shall never change. Praise the LORD, O you who are on earth, all sea monsters and ocean depths, fire and hail, snow and smoke, storm wind that executes His command, all mountains and hills, all fruit trees and cedars, all wild and tamed beasts, creeping things and winged birds, all kings and peoples of the earth, all princes of the earth and its judges, youths and maidens alike, old and young together. Let them praise the name of the LORD, for His name, His alone, is sublime; His splendor covers heaven and earth. He has exalted the horn of His people for the glory of all His faithful ones, Israel, the people close to Him. Hallelujah.

Psalms 149

Hallelujah. Sing to the LORD a new song, His praises in the congregation of the faithful. Let Israel rejoice in its maker; let the children of Zion exult in their king. Let them praise His name in dance; with timbrel and lyre let them chant His praises. For the LORD delights in His people; He adorns the lowly with victory. Let the faithful exult in glory; let them shout for joy upon their couches, with paeans to God in their throats and two-edged swords in their hands, to impose retribution upon the nations, punishment upon the peoples, binding their kings with shackles, their nobles with chains of iron, executing the doom decreed against them. This is the glory of all His faithful. Hallelujah.

Psalms 150

Hallelujah. Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the sky, His stronghold. Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His exceeding greatness. Praise Him with blasts of the horn; praise Him with harp and lyre. Praise Him with timbrel and dance; praise Him with lute and pipe. Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with loud-clashing cymbals. Let all that breathes praise the LORD. Hallelujah.

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, published by JPS
Copyright: JPS, 1985

After this Yeshua revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. Shimon Peter, Toma (called the Twin), Netanel of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zavdai, and two others of his disciples were together. Shimon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.

Just as day was breaking, Yeshua stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Yeshua. Yeshua said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. That disciple whom Yeshua loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Shimon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. The other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off.

When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. Yeshua said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Shimon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. Yeshua said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. Yeshua came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. This was now the third time that Yeshua was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

When they had finished breakfast, Yeshua said to Shimon Peter, “Shimon, son of Yochanan, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” He said to him a second time, “Shimon, son of Yochanan, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” He said to him the third time, “Shimon, son of Yochanan, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Yeshua said to him, “Feed my sheep. Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.”

Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Yeshua loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” When Peter saw him, he said to Yeshua, “Lord, what about this man?” Yeshua said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Yeshua did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”

This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

Now there are also many other things that Yeshua did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

(ESV)