Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍
Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . 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.
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Dates for Shabbat Parah
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Parah 2021
Parashat Ki Tisa |
22 Adar 5781 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2022
Parashat Shmini |
23 Adar II 5782 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2023
Parashat Ki Tisa |
18 Adar 5783 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2024
Parashat Tzav |
20 Adar II 5784 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2025
Parashat Vayakhel |
22 Adar 5785 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2026
Parashat Ki Tisa |
18 Adar 5786 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2027
Parashat Tzav |
18 Adar II 5787 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2028
Parashat Ki Tisa |
20 Adar 5788 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
- maf: Numbers 19:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Ezekiel 36:16-38 · 23 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: Ezekiel 36:16-36 · 21 p’sukim
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
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