Shabbat Zachor 2494 / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר 6254

Shabbat of Remembrance 🕍

Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 6254 begins at sundown on Friday, 19 March 2494 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 20 March 2494. 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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Tanakh

Shabbat Zachor / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר
Saturday, 20 March 2494 / 13 Adar II 6254

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

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