Shabbat Parah 958 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 958 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4718

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 4718 began on Friday, 17 March 0958 and ended on Saturday, 18 March 0958. 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.

Read more from ou.org or Wikipedia

Dates for Shabbat Parah

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat Parah 955 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 21Mar 21	SaturdaySat, March 22Mar 22	20 Adar II 4715
Shabbat Parah 956 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 12Mar 12	SaturdaySat, March 13Mar 13	23 Adar 4716
Shabbat Parah 957 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 25Feb 25	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	18 Adar 4717
Shabbat Parah 958 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	20 Adar II 4718
Shabbat Parah 959 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 9Mar 9	SaturdaySat, March 10Mar 10	22 Adar 4719
Shabbat Parah 960 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 28Mar 28	SaturdaySat, March 29Mar 29	23 Adar II 4720
Shabbat Parah 961 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	18 Adar 4721
Shabbat Parah 962 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 5Mar 5	SaturdaySat, March 6Mar 6	22 Adar 4722

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 18 March 0958 / 20 Adar II 4718

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
by Michael Strassfeld

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.