Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5239 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 1476
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5236 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1477
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5237 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1478
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5238 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1479
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5239 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1480
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 5240 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1481
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5241 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1482
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 5242 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1483
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
29 Adar 5243 |
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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