Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 4891 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Shmini.
Shabbat HaChodesh (“Sabbath [of the] month” שבת החודש) precedes the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan during which Passover is celebrated. Exodus 12:1-20 and the laws of Passover. On the first day of Nisan, G-d presented the first commandment of how to “sanctify the new moon” (kiddush hachodesh) for the onset of Rosh Chodesh and thus Nisan becomes the first month of the Jewish year (counting by months.).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat HaChodesh 1128
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 4888 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1129
Parashat Tazria |
1 Nisan 4889 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1130
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 4890 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1131
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 4891 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1132
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 4892 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1133
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 4893 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1134
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 4894 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1135
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 4895 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Shmini · Leviticus 9:1-11:47; Exodus 12:1-20
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
· 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
Ezekiel 45:18-46:15
· 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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