Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 8588 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 4825
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 8585 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4826
Parashat Tazria |
27 Adar II 8586 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4827
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 8587 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4828
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 8588 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4829
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 8589 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4830
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 8590 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4831
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 8591 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4832
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 8592 |
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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