Shabbat Parah 379 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 379 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4139

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4139 began on Friday, 23 February 0379 and ended on Saturday, 24 February 0379. 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 376 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	20 Adar 4136
Shabbat Parah 377 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	20 Adar II 4137
Shabbat Parah 378 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	23 Adar 4138
Shabbat Parah 379 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 23Feb 23	SaturdaySat, February 24Feb 24	20 Adar 4139
Shabbat Parah 380 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	20 Adar II 4140
Shabbat Parah 381 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 6Mar 6	SaturdaySat, March 7Mar 7	23 Adar 4141
Shabbat Parah 382 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	18 Adar II 4142
Shabbat Parah 383 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 11Mar 11	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	20 Adar 4143

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 24 February 0379 / 20 Adar 4139

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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