Shabbat Parah 403 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 403 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4163

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4163 began on Friday, 28 February 0403 and ended on Saturday, 1 March 0403. 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 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
Shabbat Parah 406 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	20 Adar 4166
Shabbat Parah 407 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	20 Adar II 4167

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 1 March 0403 / 20 Adar 4163

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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