Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5212 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 1449
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5209 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1450
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5210 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1451
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5211 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1452
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5212 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1453
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 5213 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1454
Parashat Tazria |
1 Nisan 5214 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1455
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5215 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1456
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
29 Adar 5216 |
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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