Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5881 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2118
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5878 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2119
 Parashat Shmini  | 
27 Adar II 5879 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2120
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5880 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2121
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5881 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2122
 Parashat Shmini  | 
27 Adar II 5882 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2123
 Parashat Pekudei  | 
29 Adar 5883 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2124
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5884 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2125
 Parashat Shmini  | 
25 Adar II 5885 | 
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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