Shabbat HaChodesh 1496 / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ 5256

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan 🕍

Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5256 began on Friday, 20 March 1496 and ended on Saturday, 21 March 1496. This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei.

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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Dates for Shabbat HaChodesh

Tanakh

Shabbat HaChodesh / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ
Saturday, 21 March 1496 / 27 Adar 5256

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei · Exodus 35:1-40:38, 12:1-20

1. 1: Exodus 35:1-29 · 29 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 35:30-37:16 · 60 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
4. 4: Exodus 38:1-39:1 · 32 p’sukim
5. 5: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
6. 6: Exodus 39:22-43 · 22 p’sukim
7. 7: Exodus 40:1-38 · 38 p’sukim
8. maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
   *Shabbat HaChodesh

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

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

“Shabbat HaChodesh” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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