Shabbat Parah 928 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 928 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4688

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4688 began on Friday, 19 March 0928 and ended on Saturday, 20 March 0928. 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 925 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 23Mar 23	SaturdaySat, March 24Mar 24	20 Adar II 4685
Shabbat Parah 926 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 15Mar 15	SaturdaySat, March 16Mar 16	23 Adar 4686
Shabbat Parah 927 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	18 Adar 4687
Shabbat Parah 928 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 19Mar 19	SaturdaySat, March 20Mar 20	20 Adar II 4688
Shabbat Parah 929 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 11Mar 11	SaturdaySat, March 12Mar 12	23 Adar 4689
Shabbat Parah 930 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	18 Adar 4690
Shabbat Parah 931 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 16Mar 16	SaturdaySat, March 17Mar 17	20 Adar II 4691
Shabbat Parah 932 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 7Mar 7	SaturdaySat, March 8Mar 8	23 Adar 4692

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 20 March 0928 / 20 Adar II 4688

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.

Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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