[HANASHIR:3077] Re: Spier book

[Judy Caplan Ginsburgh <jerd...>]

Most synagogues I have been in have a copy of this book.  You might want to
check there before you purchase.

Judy  : )

Cantor Neil & Katie Schwartz wrote:

> >I hope you don't mind my posing a question which is not specifically
> >musical, but can anyone advise me where I can consult a calendar which
> >would help me figure out the Torah portions a couple of years in advance?
> >I am specifically looking for June/ July 2001.  Thanks for your indulgence.
> >
>
> Kar-Ben Copies makes a Jewish Calendar Repro Pack for each year, and
> they always are one year ahead for advance planning.  Very useful!
>
> I suggest that you invest in the Spier "Comprehensive Calendar" book
> for 1900 - 2001 (or something like that).  The book is a series of
> parallel secular and Jewish calendars with the Torah readings listed
> for each week.  There is even a table of exceptional readings.
>
> Behrman House has published an 8.5" x 11" thin paperback of computer
> printout which does the same thing, but I find the old Spier book
> much easier to use.  He has updated it to at least the end of the
> 21st century; I doubt any of us need dates any further ahead than
> that.  The earlier editions go back to the end of the 19th century,
> which helps in finding Yahrtzeit dates.
>



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