Shabbat Parah 1240 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 1240 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5000

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 5000 began on Friday, 23 March 1240 and ended on Saturday, 24 March 1240. This corresponds to Parashat Shmini.

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 1237 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	23 Adar II 4997
Shabbat Parah 1238 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	18 Adar 4998
Shabbat Parah 1239 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 4Mar 4	SaturdaySat, March 5Mar 5	20 Adar 4999
Shabbat Parah 1240 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	22 Adar II 5000
Shabbat Parah 1241 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 8Mar 8	SaturdaySat, March 9Mar 9	18 Adar 5001
Shabbat Parah 1242 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	20 Adar 5002
Shabbat Parah 1243 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	20 Adar II 5003
Shabbat Parah 1244 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 11Mar 11	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	23 Adar 5004

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 24 March 1240 / 22 Adar II 5000

Torah Portion: Parashat Shmini · Leviticus 9:1-11:47; Numbers 19:1-22

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