Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 4961 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Tetzaveh.
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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
---|---|---|---|
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 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 1204
Parashat Tetzaveh |
11 Adar 4964 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 1205
Parashat Vayikra |
13 Adar II 4965 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Tetzaveh · Exodus 27:20-30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17-19
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
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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