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(based mainly on the Seider ha'Doros)

Shmos

  • 2309 Death of Yosef
  • 2331 Death of Levi (last of the 12 brothers); slavery begins
  • 2361 Birth of Miriam; ‘‘Harsh’’ slavery begins
  • 2363 ‘‘New’’ Paroh begins issuing decrees against the Jews
  • 2365 Aharon born
  • 2368-7 Adar Moshe born
  • 6th Sivan Moshe put into a basket into the Nile; drawn out of the Nile by Basya, daughter of Paroh
  • 2386 Childhood and Maturity of Moshe; Moshe kills the Mitzri and leaves Egypt and goes to Kush
  • 2395 Moshe becomes King of Kush at the age of 27 and rules for 40 years
  • 2406 Yehoshua born
  • 2418 B’nai Efraim revolt and leave Egypt and die in the desert
  • 2428 Chur born
  • 2435 Moshe left Kush and went to Yisro and married Tziporah
  • 2436 Betzalel born
  • 2447 Burning Bush begins on 15th of Nissan where Moshe remained for 7 days; Moshe returns to Egypt

V’eara

  • Moshe appears before Paroh
  • Tamuz First Plague – Blood
  • Av Second Plague – Frogs
  • Elul Third Plague – Lice
  • 2448 Tishrei Fourth Plague – Wild Animals
  • Chesvan Fifth Plague – Pestilence
  • Kislev Sixth Plague – Boils
  • Teves Seventh Plague – Fiery Hail

Bo

  • 2448 Shvat Eight Plague - Locust
  • Adar Ninth Plague – Darkness
  • Nisan Tenth Plague – Death of the First Born

B’Shlach

  • 15th Nissan Jews leave Egypt
  • 21st Nissan Jews cross the Sea; the pursuing Egyptians are drown
  • 24th Nissan Jews arrive at Marah after 3 days without water; Moshe sweetens the bitter waters
  • 16th Iyar Mahn begins to fall daily
  • 22nd Iyar First Shabbos of full observance; Birds help out
  • 28th Iyar War with Amalek

Yisro

  • 2448 Yisro arrives and makes suggestions regarding situation of judging the Jews
  • 1st Sivan Jews arrive at Har Sinai
  • 2nd Sivan Moshe ascends Har Sinai; HaShem offers the Jews to be nation of G-d; The Jews answer that all that HaShem spoke, we will do
  • 3rd Sivan Moshe delivers response of the Jews to HaShem; HaShem tells Moshe that He will address him & the Jews will listen; Moshe tells the Jews; they request that HaShem speak directly to them
  • 4th Sivan Moshe ascends and delivers response; HaShem commands three days of preparation and a boundary around HaSinai; the nation answers Րեշե ‘‘we will do’’; Moshe writes բփր հբրիտ (Bereshis until Matah Torah)
  • 5th Sivan Moshe builds a mizbeach; Moshe builds a 12-stone monument; the first-born bring sacrifices; Moshe sprinkles half the blood on the mizbeach; Moshe reads բփր հբրիտ; The nation responds Րեշե ուշմա (we will do and we will listen); Moshe sprinkles other half of blood on the people
  • 6th Sivan Moshe ascends to receive the Torah; HaShem speaks the 10 Commandments

Mishpatim

  • 2448 7th Sivan Civil laws and promise of conquest of the Land of Israel
  • 4th Sivan Preparations for giving of the Torah
  • 7th Sivan Moshe ascends for first 40-day period to learn the entire Torah and receive the first Luchos

Terumah

  • 2449 11th Tishrei Command from HaShem to Moshe to collect contributions of the materials for the Mishkah; instructions on the construction of the building and of the vessels of the Mishkan

Tetzveh

  • 2449 11th Tishrei Command from HaShem to Moshe to make the clothing of the Cohanim, the inauguration of the Cohanim, and the inner alter

Ki Sisa

  • 2449 11th Tishrei Command from HaShem to Moshe to make the Kiyar, the anointing oil, and the Ketores; Appointment of Bezalel (age 13) to build the Mishkan
  • 2448 17th Tammuz Incident of the Golden Calf; Moshe descends and breaks the first Luchos
  • 18th Tammuz Moshe ascends Har Sinai for the second 40-day period to please for forgiveness
  • 29th Av Moshe descends from Har Sinai; Moshe carves for himself the Second Luchos
  • 30th Av Moshe ascends Har Sinai for the third 40-day period with the Luchos
  • 2449 10th Tishrei Moshe descends with the second Luchos

VaYakhel

  • 2449 11th Tishrei Command from Moshe to B’nai Yisrael to contribute materials for the Mishkan, to build the Mishkan and its contents, and the clothes of the Cohanim
  • 12th-14th Tishrei Collection of the Terumos for the Mishkan
  • 15th Tishrei Moshe said enough; Shabbos; command not to carry in Reshus HaRabim

Pekudai

  • 2449 Audit of the materials for the Mishkan
  • 25th Kislev Mishkan completed; HaShem commands Moshe to erect the Mishkan and anoint the Mishkan, all that is within, and the Cohanim
  • 1st Nissan Moshe erects the Mishkan

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