Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 4617 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 854
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 4614 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 855
Parashat Tazria |
1 Nisan 4615 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 856
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 4616 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 857
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 4617 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 858
Parashat Vayikra |
1 Nisan 4618 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 859
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei |
25 Adar 4619 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 860
Parashat Shmini |
27 Adar II 4620 | ||
Shabbat HaChodesh 861
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar 4621 |
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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