Shabbat Parah 796 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 796 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4556

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4556 began on Friday, 8 March 0796 and ended on Saturday, 9 March 0796. 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 793 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	20 Adar 4553
Shabbat Parah 794 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 4Mar 4	SaturdaySat, March 5Mar 5	23 Adar 4554
Shabbat Parah 795 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	18 Adar II 4555
Shabbat Parah 796 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 8Mar 8	SaturdaySat, March 9Mar 9	20 Adar 4556
Shabbat Parah 797 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	23 Adar 4557
Shabbat Parah 798 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	18 Adar II 4558
Shabbat Parah 799 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 5Mar 5	SaturdaySat, March 6Mar 6	20 Adar 4559
Shabbat Parah 800 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 24Mar 24	SaturdaySat, March 25Mar 25	20 Adar II 4560

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 9 March 0796 / 20 Adar 4556

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.

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The Jewish Holidays
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