Shabbat Parah 109 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 109 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 3869

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 3869 began on Friday, 8 March 0109 and ended on Saturday, 9 March 0109. This corresponds to Parashat Ki Tisa.

Shabbat Parah (“Sabbath [of the] red heifer” שבת פרה) takes place on the Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover. Numbers 19:1-22 describes the parah adumah (“red heifer”) in the Jewish temple as part of the manner in which the kohanim and the Jewish people purified themselves so that they would be ready (“pure”) to sacrifice the korban Pesach.

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Dates for Shabbat Parah

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat Parah 106 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	20 Adar 3866
Shabbat Parah 107 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 4Mar 4	SaturdaySat, March 5Mar 5	23 Adar 3867
Shabbat Parah 108 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	18 Adar II 3868
Shabbat Parah 109 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 8Mar 8	SaturdaySat, March 9Mar 9	20 Adar 3869
Shabbat Parah 110 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	23 Adar 3870
Shabbat Parah 111 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	23 Adar II 3871
Shabbat Parah 112 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 4Mar 4	SaturdaySat, March 5Mar 5	20 Adar 3872
Shabbat Parah 113 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	23 Adar 3873

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 9 March 0109 / 20 Adar 3869

Torah Portion: Parashat Ki Tisa · Exodus 30:11-34:35; Numbers 19:1-22

1: Exodus 30:11-31:17 · 45 p’sukim
2: Exodus 31:18-33:11 · 47 p’sukim
3: Exodus 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim
4: Exodus 33:17-23 · 7 p’sukim
5: Exodus 34:1-9 · 9 p’sukim
6: Exodus 34:10-26 · 17 p’sukim
7: Exodus 34:27-35 · 9 p’sukim
maf*: Numbers 19:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: Ezekiel 36:16-38 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah

Haftarah for Sephardim*: Ezekiel 36:16-36 · 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah

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 Parah” 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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