Shabbat Parah 401 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 401 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4161

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4161 began on Friday, 23 March 0401 and ended on Saturday, 24 March 0401. 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 398 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	23 Adar 4158
Shabbat Parah 399 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	18 Adar II 4159
Shabbat Parah 400 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 3Mar 3	SaturdaySat, March 4Mar 4	20 Adar 4160
Shabbat Parah 401 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	22 Adar II 4161
Shabbat Parah 402 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 8Mar 8	SaturdaySat, March 9Mar 9	18 Adar 4162
Shabbat Parah 403 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	20 Adar 4163
Shabbat Parah 404 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	20 Adar II 4164
Shabbat Parah 405 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 11Mar 11	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	23 Adar 4165

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 24 March 0401 / 22 Adar II 4161

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
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