Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5981 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 |
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Shabbat Zachor 2218
Parashat Tetzaveh |
9 Adar 5978 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2219
Parashat Tetzaveh |
11 Adar 5979 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2220
Parashat Vayikra |
13 Adar II 5980 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2221
Parashat Tetzaveh |
8 Adar 5981 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2222
Parashat Tetzaveh |
11 Adar 5982 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2223
Parashat Vayikra |
11 Adar II 5983 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2224
Parashat Terumah |
8 Adar 5984 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2225
Parashat Vayikra |
9 Adar II 5985 |
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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