Shabbat Parah 297 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 297 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4057

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4057 began on Friday, 26 February 0297 and ended on Saturday, 27 February 0297. 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.

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Dates for Shabbat Parah

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat Parah 294 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 2Mar 2	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	18 Adar 4054
Shabbat Parah 295 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	20 Adar II 4055
Shabbat Parah 296 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	22 Adar 4056
Shabbat Parah 297 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 26Feb 26	SaturdaySat, February 27Feb 27	18 Adar 4057
Shabbat Parah 298 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	18 Adar II 4058
Shabbat Parah 299 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	20 Adar 4059
Shabbat Parah 300 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 2Mar 2	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	23 Adar 4060
Shabbat Parah 301 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16	18 Adar II 4061

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 27 February 0297 / 18 Adar 4057

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
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