The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1848; the first stone was laid atop the unfinished stump on August 7, 1880; the capstone was set on December 6, 1884; the completed monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885; and officially opened October 9, 1888.
- Sat, 10 October 2026 = 29th of Tishrei, 5787
- כ״ט בְּתִשְׁרֵי תשפ״ז
- Molad Cheshvan: Sunday, 9:43am and 2 chalakim
- Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan
- Parashat Bereshit
Parashat Bereshit 5787 / פָּרָשַׁת בְּרֵאשִׁית
/ 29 Tishrei 5787
Parashat Bereshit is the 1st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Genesis 1:1-6:8
Bereshit (“In the Beginning”) is the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, which restarts at the beginning of the book of Genesis. The reading begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are then banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder son, Cain, kills their younger son, Abel, and Cain is destined to a life of wandering. [
"Judaism" = 77 (Ordinal)
"Washington Monument October Ninth Two Thousand Twenty Six" = 230 (Reduction)
"Judaism" = 23 (Reduction)
Prophetic and Biblical Themes (2026 / 5786): In many Christian ministries, 2026 is heavily tied to the Book of Haggai. A primary focus is Haggai 2:6-7, which speaks of a divine "shaking of the heavens and the earth", and Haggai 2:9, leading many ministries to declare 2026 as the "Year of Greater Glory
