Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5259 began on and ended on . 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat HaChodesh 1496
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 5256 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1497
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5257 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1498
Parashat Tazria |
1 Nisan 5258 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1499
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 5259 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1500
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 5260 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1501
Parashat Tazria |
1 Nisan 5261 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1502
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5262 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1503
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5263 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei · Exodus 35:1-40:38, 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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