Shabbat Parah 861 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 861 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4621

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 4621 began on Friday, 11 March 0861 and ended on Saturday, 12 March 0861. This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel.

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 858 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16	23 Adar 4618
Shabbat Parah 859 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	18 Adar 4619
Shabbat Parah 860 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	20 Adar II 4620
Shabbat Parah 861 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 11Mar 11	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	22 Adar 4621
Shabbat Parah 862 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	18 Adar 4622
Shabbat Parah 863 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	18 Adar II 4623
Shabbat Parah 864 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 7Mar 7	SaturdaySat, March 8Mar 8	22 Adar 4624
Shabbat Parah 865 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 27Mar 27	SaturdaySat, March 28Mar 28	23 Adar II 4625

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 12 March 0861 / 22 Adar 4621

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20; Numbers 19:1-22

1: Exodus 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
2: Exodus 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
3: Exodus 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim
4: Exodus 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
5: Exodus 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim
6: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
7: Exodus 38:1-20 · 20 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.