Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5361 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 1598
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5358 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1599
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5359 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1600
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5360 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1601
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 5361 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1602
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5362 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1603
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5363 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1604
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 5364 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1605
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
29 Adar 5365 |
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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