Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 4495 began on and ended 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 |
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Shabbat Zachor 732
Parashat Tzav |
13 Adar II 4492 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 733
Parashat Tetzaveh |
9 Adar 4493 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 734
Parashat Tetzaveh |
11 Adar 4494 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 735
Parashat Vayikra |
13 Adar II 4495 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 736
Parashat Tetzaveh |
9 Adar 4496 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 737
Parashat Tetzaveh |
11 Adar 4497 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 738
Parashat Vayikra |
11 Adar II 4498 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 739
Parashat Terumah |
8 Adar 4499 |
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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