Shabbat Parah 279 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 279 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4039

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4039 began on Friday, 21 March 0279 and ended on Saturday, 22 March 0279. 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 276 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	22 Adar II 4036
Shabbat Parah 277 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 9Mar 9	SaturdaySat, March 10Mar 10	18 Adar 4037
Shabbat Parah 278 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 1Mar 1	SaturdaySat, March 2Mar 2	20 Adar 4038
Shabbat Parah 279 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	20 Adar II 4039
Shabbat Parah 280 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	23 Adar 4040
Shabbat Parah 281 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 25Feb 25	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	20 Adar 4041
Shabbat Parah 282 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	20 Adar II 4042
Shabbat Parah 283 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 9Mar 9	SaturdaySat, March 10Mar 10	23 Adar 4043

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 22 March 0279 / 20 Adar II 4039

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.

Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
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