Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5579 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Vayikra.
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 1816
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5576 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1817
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5577 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1818
 Parashat Tazria  | 
27 Adar II 5578 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1819
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5579 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1820
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5580 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1821
 Parashat Shmini  | 
27 Adar II 5581 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1822
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5582 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1823
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5583 | 
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 12:1-20
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
 · 28 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
Ezekiel 45:18-46:15
 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat HaChodesh (on Rosh Chodesh)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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