Shabbat Parah 983 - Shabbat of the Red Heifer

Shabbat Parah 983 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 4743

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Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 4743 began on Friday, 14 March 0983 and ended on Saturday, 15 March 0983. This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei.

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 980 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 17Mar 17	SaturdaySat, March 18Mar 18	23 Adar 4740
Shabbat Parah 981 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, March 2Mar 2	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	18 Adar 4741
Shabbat Parah 982 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 22Mar 22	SaturdaySat, March 23Mar 23	20 Adar II 4742
Shabbat Parah 983 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei	FridayFri, March 14Mar 14	SaturdaySat, March 15Mar 15	23 Adar 4743
Shabbat Parah 984 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	18 Adar 4744
Shabbat Parah 985 Parashat Tzav	FridayFri, March 18Mar 18	SaturdaySat, March 19Mar 19	20 Adar II 4745
Shabbat Parah 986 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 10Mar 10	SaturdaySat, March 11Mar 11	22 Adar 4746
Shabbat Parah 987 Parashat Ki Tisa	FridayFri, February 23Feb 23	SaturdaySat, February 24Feb 24	18 Adar 4747

Tanakh

Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 15 March 0983 / 23 Adar 4743

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei · Exodus 35:1-40:38; Numbers 19:1-22

1: Exodus 35:1-29 · 29 p’sukim
2: Exodus 35:30-37:16 · 60 p’sukim
3: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
4: Exodus 38:1-39:1 · 32 p’sukim
5: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
6: Exodus 39:22-43 · 22 p’sukim
7: Exodus 40:1-38 · 38 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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