Shabbat Parah 271 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 271 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4031

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4031 began on Friday, 17 March 0271 and ended on Saturday, 18 March 0271. This corresponds to Parashat Tzav.

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 268 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 20Mar 20	SaturdaySat, March 21Mar 21	20 Adar II 4028
Shabbat Parah 269 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	22 Adar 4029
Shabbat Parah 270 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 25Feb 25	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	18 Adar 4030
Shabbat Parah 271 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	18 Adar II 4031
Shabbat Parah 272 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 8Mar 8	SaturdaySat, March 9Mar 9	20 Adar 4032
Shabbat Parah 273 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	23 Adar 4033
Shabbat Parah 274 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	18 Adar II 4034
Shabbat Parah 275 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 5Mar 5	SaturdaySat, March 6Mar 6	20 Adar 4035

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 18 March 0271 / 18 Adar II 4031

Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36; Numbers 19:1-22

1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 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
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