Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 6243 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.
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
---|---|---|---|
Shabbat Zachor 2480
Parashat Vayikra |
11 Adar II 6240 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2481
Parashat Tetzaveh |
13 Adar 6241 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2482
Parashat Tetzaveh |
9 Adar 6242 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2483
Parashat Vayikra |
11 Adar II 6243 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2484
Parashat Tetzaveh |
13 Adar 6244 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2485
Parashat Tetzaveh |
9 Adar 6245 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2486
Parashat Vayikra |
9 Adar II 6246 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2487
Parashat Tetzaveh |
13 Adar 6247 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; 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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