Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 8724 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 4961
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 8721 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4962
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 8722 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4963
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 8723 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4964
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 8724 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4965
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 8725 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4966
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 8726 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4967
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 8727 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 4968
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
29 Adar 8728 |
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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