Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 6981 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 3218
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 6978 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 3219
Parashat Tazria |
27 Adar II 6979 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 3220
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 6980 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 3221
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 6981 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 3222
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 6982 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 3223
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 6983 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 3224
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 6984 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 3225
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 6985 |
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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