Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5203 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 1440 Parashat Tetzaveh | 9 Adar 5200 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1441 Parashat Vayikra | 11 Adar II 5201 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1442 Parashat Tetzaveh | 13 Adar 5202 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1443 Parashat Tetzaveh | 9 Adar 5203 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1444 Parashat Vayikra | 9 Adar II 5204 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1445 Parashat Tetzaveh | 13 Adar 5205 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1446 Parashat Tzav | 13 Adar II 5206 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1447 Parashat Tetzaveh | 9 Adar 5207 | 
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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