Shabbat Parah 903 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 903 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4663

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4663 began on Friday, 23 March 0903 and ended on Saturday, 24 March 0903. 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 900 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 26Feb 26	SaturdaySat, February 27Feb 27	20 Adar 4660
Shabbat Parah 901 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	20 Adar II 4661
Shabbat Parah 902 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	23 Adar 4662
Shabbat Parah 903 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	18 Adar II 4663
Shabbat Parah 904 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	20 Adar 4664
Shabbat Parah 905 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 6Mar 6	SaturdaySat, March 7Mar 7	23 Adar 4665
Shabbat Parah 906 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 26Mar 26	SaturdaySat, March 27Mar 27	23 Adar II 4666
Shabbat Parah 907 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 11Mar 11	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	20 Adar 4667

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 24 March 0903 / 18 Adar II 4663

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
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