Shabbat HaChodesh 491 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan

Shabbat HaChodesh 491 / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ 4251

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan 🕍

Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 4251 began on Friday, 23 March 0491 and ended on Saturday, 24 March 0491. 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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Dates for Shabbat HaChodesh

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat HaChodesh 488 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	27 Adar II 4248
Shabbat HaChodesh 489 Parashat Vayikra	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	1 Nisan 4249
Shabbat HaChodesh 490 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 3Mar 3	SaturdaySat, March 4Mar 4	25 Adar 4250
Shabbat HaChodesh 491 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	25 Adar II 4251
Shabbat HaChodesh 492 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	29 Adar 4252
Shabbat HaChodesh 493 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	25 Adar 4253
Shabbat HaChodesh 494 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	25 Adar II 4254
Shabbat HaChodesh 495 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 11Mar 11	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	27 Adar 4255

Tanakh

Shabbat HaChodesh / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ
Saturday, 24 March 0491 / 25 Adar II 4251

Torah Portion: Parashat Shmini · Leviticus 9:1-11:47; Exodus 12:1-20

1: Leviticus 9:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
2: Leviticus 9:17-23 · 7 p’sukim
3: Leviticus 9:24-10:11 · 12 p’sukim
4: Leviticus 10:12-15 · 4 p’sukim
5: Leviticus 10:16-20 · 5 p’sukim
6: Leviticus 11:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
7: Leviticus 11:33-47 · 15 p’sukim
maf*: Exodus 12:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh

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

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link): Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link): Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh: Sefaria.org
“Shabbat HaChodesh” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia: Wikimedia Foundation Inc.

Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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