Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 4579 began on and ended 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 816
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 4576 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 817
Parashat Tazria |
29 Adar II 4577 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 818
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 4578 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 819
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 4579 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 820
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 4580 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 821
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 4581 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 822
Parashat Shmini |
25 Adar II 4582 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 823
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
27 Adar 4583 |
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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