Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5138 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 1375
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 5135 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1376
Parashat Tazria |
1 Nisan 5136 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1377
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5137 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1378
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5138 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1379
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5139 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1380
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5140 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1381
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5141 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1382
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 5142 |
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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