Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5696 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 1933
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 5693 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1934
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5694 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1935
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 5695 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1936
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 5696 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1937
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 5697 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1938
Parashat Tazria |
1 Nisan 5698 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1939
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 5699 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 1940
Parashat Tazria |
27 Adar II 5700 |
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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