Shabbat HaChodesh 656 / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ 4416

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan 🕍

Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 4416 began on Friday, 28 March 0656 and ended on Saturday, 29 March 0656. 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

Tanakh

Shabbat HaChodesh / שַׁבָּת הַחֹדֶשׁ
Saturday, 29 March 0656 / 25 Adar II 4416

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

1. 1: Leviticus 9:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
2. 2: Leviticus 9:17-23 · 7 p’sukim
3. 3: Leviticus 9:24-10:11 · 12 p’sukim
4. 4: Leviticus 10:12-15 · 4 p’sukim
5. 5: Leviticus 10:16-20 · 5 p’sukim
6. 6: Leviticus 11:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
7. 7: Leviticus 11:33-47 · 15 p’sukim
8. 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

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