Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5017 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Vayikra.
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 1254
Parashat Tazria |
1 Nisan 5014 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1255
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5015 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1256
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5016 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1257
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5017 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1258
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5018 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1259
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 5019 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1260
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
29 Adar 5020 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1261
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5021 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
· 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
Ezekiel 45:18-46:15
· 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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