Shabbat Parah 583 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 583 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4343

Warning! Results for year 1752 C.E. and earlier may be inaccurate.
Hebcal does not take into account a correction of ten days that was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII known as the Gregorian Reformation. ^[1]

Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4343 began on Friday, 21 March 0583 and ended on Saturday, 22 March 0583. 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.

Read more from ou.org or Wikipedia

Dates for Shabbat Parah

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat Parah 580 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	20 Adar II 4340
Shabbat Parah 581 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	23 Adar 4341
Shabbat Parah 582 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 1Mar 1	SaturdaySat, March 2Mar 2	20 Adar 4342
Shabbat Parah 583 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	20 Adar II 4343
Shabbat Parah 584 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	23 Adar 4344
Shabbat Parah 585 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 25Feb 25	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	18 Adar 4345
Shabbat Parah 586 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	20 Adar II 4346
Shabbat Parah 587 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 9Mar 9	SaturdaySat, March 10Mar 10	23 Adar 4347

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 22 March 0583 / 20 Adar II 4343

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: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.