Shabbat Parah 801 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 801 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4561

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4561 began on Friday, 16 March 0801 and ended on Saturday, 17 March 0801. This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei.

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 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
Shabbat Parah 801 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	23 Adar 4561
Shabbat Parah 802 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 1Mar 1	SaturdaySat, March 2Mar 2	20 Adar 4562
Shabbat Parah 803 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	20 Adar II 4563
Shabbat Parah 804 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	23 Adar 4564
Shabbat Parah 805 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 25Feb 25	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	18 Adar 4565

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 17 March 0801 / 23 Adar 4561

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei · Exodus 35:1-40:38; Numbers 19:1-22

1: Exodus 35:1-29 · 29 p’sukim
2: Exodus 35:30-37:16 · 60 p’sukim
3: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
4: Exodus 38:1-39:1 · 32 p’sukim
5: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
6: Exodus 39:22-43 · 22 p’sukim
7: Exodus 40:1-38 · 38 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
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