Shabbat HaChodesh 1521 / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ 5281

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan 🕍

Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5281 began on Friday, 18 March 1521 and ended on Saturday, 19 March 1521. This corresponds to Parashat Vayikra.

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 (on Rosh Chodesh) / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ
Saturday, 19 March 1521 / 1 Nisan 5281

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20

1. 1: Leviticus 1:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 1:14-2:6 · 10 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 2:7-16 · 10 p’sukim
4. 4: Leviticus 3:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
5. 5: Leviticus 4:1-26 · 26 p’sukim
6. 6: Leviticus 4:27-5:26 · 35 p’sukim
7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
   *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
8. maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
   *Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 · 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Ezekiel 45:18-46:15 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)

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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