Shabbat Parah 196 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 196 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 3956

Warning! Results for year 1752 C.E. and earlier may be inaccurate.
Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. ^[1]

Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 3956 began on Friday, 4 March 0196 and ended on Saturday, 5 March 0196. 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.

Read more from ou.org or Wikipedia

Dates for Shabbat Parah

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat Parah 193 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 8Mar 8	SaturdaySat, March 9Mar 9	18 Adar 3953
Shabbat Parah 194 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	22 Adar 3954
Shabbat Parah 195 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	23 Adar II 3955
Shabbat Parah 196 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 4Mar 4	SaturdaySat, March 5Mar 5	18 Adar 3956
Shabbat Parah 197 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	20 Adar 3957
Shabbat Parah 198 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	22 Adar II 3958
Shabbat Parah 199 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 1Mar 1	SaturdaySat, March 2Mar 2	18 Adar 3959
Shabbat Parah 200 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	18 Adar II 3960

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 5 March 0196 / 18 Adar 3956

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

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.