Shabbat Parah 426 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 426 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4186

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4186 began on Friday, 13 March 0426 and ended on Saturday, 14 March 0426. This corresponds to Parashat Tzav.

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 423 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	18 Adar II 4183
Shabbat Parah 424 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 8Mar 8	SaturdaySat, March 9Mar 9	20 Adar 4184
Shabbat Parah 425 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	23 Adar 4185
Shabbat Parah 426 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	18 Adar II 4186
Shabbat Parah 427 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 5Mar 5	SaturdaySat, March 6Mar 6	20 Adar 4187
Shabbat Parah 428 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	20 Adar II 4188
Shabbat Parah 429 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	23 Adar 4189
Shabbat Parah 430 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 1Mar 1	SaturdaySat, March 2Mar 2	20 Adar 4190

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 14 March 0426 / 18 Adar II 4186

Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36; Numbers 19:1-22

1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 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.

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The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
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