Shabbat Zachor 1199 / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר 4959

Shabbat of Remembrance 🕍

Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 4959 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Tzav.

Shabbat Zachor (“Sabbath [of] remembrance שבת זכור) is the Shabbat immediately preceding Purim. Deuteronomy 25:17-19, describing the attack by Amalek, is recounted. There is a tradition from the Talmud that Haman, the antagonist of the Purim story, was descended from Amalek. The portion that is read includes a commandment to remember the attack by Amalek, and therefore at this public reading both men and women make a special effort to hear the reading.

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Dates for Shabbat Zachor

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Zachor 1196
Parashat Tetzaveh
9 Adar 4956
Shabbat Zachor 1197
Parashat Vayikra
9 Adar II 4957
Shabbat Zachor 1198
Parashat Tetzaveh
13 Adar 4958
Shabbat Zachor 1199
Parashat Tzav
13 Adar II 4959
Shabbat Zachor 1200
Parashat Tetzaveh
9 Adar 4960
Shabbat Zachor 1201
Parashat Tetzaveh
11 Adar 4961
Shabbat Zachor 1202
Parashat Vayikra
13 Adar II 4962
Shabbat Zachor 1203
Parashat Tetzaveh
9 Adar 4963

Tanakh

Shabbat Zachor / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר

Torah Portion: Parashat Tzav · Leviticus 6:1-8:36; Deuteronomy 25:17-19

  1. 1: Leviticus 6:1-11 · 11 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 6:12-7:10 · 22 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 7:11-38 · 28 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 8:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 8:14-21 · 8 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 8:22-29 · 8 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 8:30-36 · 7 p’sukim
  8. maf*: Deuteronomy 25:17-19 · 3 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Zachor

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: I Samuel 15:2-34 · 33 p’sukim
*Shabbat Zachor

Haftarah for Sephardim*: I Samuel 15:1-34 · 34 p’sukim
*Shabbat Zachor

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 Zachor – of Remembrance” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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