Shabbat Zachor 2201 / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר 5961

Shabbat of Remembrance 🕍

Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5961 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Vayikra.

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.

Read more from ou.org or Wikipedia

Advertisement

Dates for Shabbat Zachor

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Zachor 2198
Parashat Vayikra
9 Adar II 5958
Shabbat Zachor 2199
Parashat Tetzaveh
11 Adar 5959
Shabbat Zachor 2200
Parashat Tetzaveh
13 Adar 5960
Shabbat Zachor 2201
Parashat Vayikra
8 Adar II 5961
Shabbat Zachor 2202
Parashat Tetzaveh
11 Adar 5962
Shabbat Zachor 2203
Parashat Tetzaveh
13 Adar 5963
Shabbat Zachor 2204
Parashat Tzav
13 Adar II 5964
Shabbat Zachor 2205
Parashat Tetzaveh
9 Adar 5965

Tanakh

Shabbat Zachor / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Deuteronomy 25:17-19

  1. 1: Leviticus 1:1-13 · 13 p’sukim
  2. 2: Leviticus 1:14-2:6 · 10 p’sukim
  3. 3: Leviticus 2:7-16 · 10 p’sukim
  4. 4: Leviticus 3:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
  5. 5: Leviticus 4:1-26 · 26 p’sukim
  6. 6: Leviticus 4:27-5:10 · 19 p’sukim
  7. 7: Leviticus 5:11-26 · 16 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

When you buy a book using a link on this page, we receive a commission. Thank you for supporting Hebcal.