Shabbat Parah 236 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 236 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 3996

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 3996 began on Friday, 18 March 0236 and ended on Saturday, 19 March 0236. 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 233 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16	18 Adar II 3993
Shabbat Parah 234 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 7Mar 7	SaturdaySat, March 8Mar 8	20 Adar 3994
Shabbat Parah 235 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	23 Adar 3995
Shabbat Parah 236 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	23 Adar II 3996
Shabbat Parah 237 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 3Mar 3	SaturdaySat, March 4Mar 4	20 Adar 3997
Shabbat Parah 238 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	20 Adar II 3998
Shabbat Parah 239 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16	23 Adar 3999
Shabbat Parah 240 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, February 29Feb 29	18 Adar 4000

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 19 March 0236 / 23 Adar II 3996

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.

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The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
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