Shabbat Parah 359 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 359 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4119

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4119 began on Friday, 6 March 0359 and ended on Saturday, 7 March 0359. 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 356 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 9Mar 9	SaturdaySat, March 10Mar 10	20 Adar 4116
Shabbat Parah 357 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 1Mar 1	SaturdaySat, March 2Mar 2	23 Adar 4117
Shabbat Parah 358 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	23 Adar II 4118
Shabbat Parah 359 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 6Mar 6	SaturdaySat, March 7Mar 7	20 Adar 4119
Shabbat Parah 360 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 26Feb 26	SaturdaySat, February 27Feb 27	23 Adar 4120
Shabbat Parah 361 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	23 Adar II 4121
Shabbat Parah 362 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 2Mar 2	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	18 Adar 4122
Shabbat Parah 363 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	20 Adar II 4123

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 7 March 0359 / 20 Adar 4119

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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