Shabbat Parah 145 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 145 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 3905

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 3905 began on Friday, 26 February 0145 and ended on Saturday, 27 February 0145. 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 142 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 2Mar 2	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	18 Adar 3902
Shabbat Parah 143 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	20 Adar II 3903
Shabbat Parah 144 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	23 Adar 3904
Shabbat Parah 145 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 26Feb 26	SaturdaySat, February 27Feb 27	18 Adar 3905
Shabbat Parah 146 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	20 Adar II 3906
Shabbat Parah 147 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	22 Adar 3907
Shabbat Parah 148 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 23Feb 23	SaturdaySat, February 24Feb 24	18 Adar 3908
Shabbat Parah 149 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	18 Adar II 3909

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 27 February 0145 / 18 Adar 3905

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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