Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5642 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 1879
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 5639 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1880
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5640 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1881
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 5641 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1882
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 5642 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1883
Parashat Tazria |
29 Adar II 5643 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1884
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 5644 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1885
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 5645 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1886
Parashat Tazria |
27 Adar II 5646 |
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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