Shabbat Parah 152 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 152 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 3912

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 3912 began on Friday, 10 March 0152 and ended on Saturday, 11 March 0152. This corresponds to Parashat Tzav.

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 149 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	18 Adar II 3909
Shabbat Parah 150 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 6Mar 6	SaturdaySat, March 7Mar 7	20 Adar 3910
Shabbat Parah 151 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 26Feb 26	SaturdaySat, February 27Feb 27	23 Adar 3911
Shabbat Parah 152 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	18 Adar II 3912
Shabbat Parah 153 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 2Mar 2	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	20 Adar 3913
Shabbat Parah 154 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	22 Adar II 3914
Shabbat Parah 155 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 7Mar 7	SaturdaySat, March 8Mar 8	18 Adar 3915
Shabbat Parah 156 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	20 Adar 3916

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 11 March 0152 / 18 Adar II 3912

Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36; Numbers 19:1-22

1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 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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