Shabbat Parah 1606 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 1606 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5366

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 5366 began on Friday, 31 March 1606 and ended on Saturday, 1 April 1606. 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 1603 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	18 Adar 5363
Shabbat Parah 1604 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	18 Adar II 5364
Shabbat Parah 1605 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 11Mar 11	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	22 Adar 5365
Shabbat Parah 1606 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 31Mar 31	SaturdaySat, April 1Apr 1	23 Adar II 5366
Shabbat Parah 1607 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	18 Adar 5367
Shabbat Parah 1608 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 7Mar 7	SaturdaySat, March 8Mar 8	20 Adar 5368
Shabbat Parah 1609 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	22 Adar II 5369
Shabbat Parah 1610 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	18 Adar 5370

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 1 April 1606 / 23 Adar II 5366

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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