Shabbat Parah 2020 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5780
Shabbat Parah (Shabbat of the Red Heifer) for Hebrew Year 5780 began on and ended on .
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 2017 | 20 Adar 5777 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2018 | 23 Adar 5778 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2019 | 23 Adar II 5779 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2020 | 18 Adar 5780 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2021 | 22 Adar 5781 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2022 | 23 Adar II 5782 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2023 | 18 Adar 5783 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2024 | 20 Adar II 5784 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2025 | 22 Adar 5785 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2026 | 18 Adar 5786 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Parah
/ שַׁבָּת פּרה
Torah Portion: Exodus 30:11-34:35
- 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)
Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16 - 36:38
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Special Shabbat#Shabbat Parah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.