Shabbat Parah 971 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 971 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4731

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4731 began on Friday, 22 March 0971 and ended on Saturday, 23 March 0971. 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 968 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 26Feb 26	SaturdaySat, February 27Feb 27	20 Adar 4728
Shabbat Parah 969 Parashat Shmini	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	20 Adar II 4729
Shabbat Parah 970 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 9Mar 9	SaturdaySat, March 10Mar 10	23 Adar 4730
Shabbat Parah 971 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	18 Adar II 4731
Shabbat Parah 972 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 13Mar 13	SaturdaySat, March 14Mar 14	20 Adar 4732
Shabbat Parah 973 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 5Mar 5	SaturdaySat, March 6Mar 6	23 Adar 4733
Shabbat Parah 974 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	18 Adar II 4734
Shabbat Parah 975 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	20 Adar 4735

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 23 March 0971 / 18 Adar II 4731

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
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