Shabbat Parah 1608 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 1608 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5368

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 5368 began on Friday, 7 March 1608 and ended on Saturday, 8 March 1608. 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 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
Shabbat Parah 1611 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 4Mar 4	SaturdaySat, March 5Mar 5	20 Adar 5371
Shabbat Parah 1612 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	20 Adar II 5372

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 8 March 1608 / 20 Adar 5368

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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