Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5263 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 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 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1504
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5264 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1505
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5265 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1506
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 5266 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1507
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
29 Adar 5267 |
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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