Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5558 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei.
Shabbat HaChodesh (“Sabbath [of the] month” שבת החודש) precedes the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan during which Passover is celebrated. Exodus 12:1-20 and the laws of Passover. On the first day of Nisan, G-d presented the first commandment of how to “sanctify the new moon” (kiddush hachodesh) for the onset of Rosh Chodesh and thus Nisan becomes the first month of the Jewish year (counting by months.).
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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1795
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5555 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1796
 Parashat Tazria  | 
1 Nisan 5556 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1797
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5557 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1798
 Parashat Pekudei  | 
29 Adar 5558 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1799
 Parashat Tazria  | 
1 Nisan 5559 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1800
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5560 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1801
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
29 Adar 5561 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1802
 Parashat Tazria  | 
1 Nisan 5562 | 
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 12:1-20
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
 · 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
Ezekiel 45:18-46:15
 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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