Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5645 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel-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 1882
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5642 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1883
 Parashat Tazria  | 
29 Adar II 5643 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1884
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5644 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1885
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5645 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1886
 Parashat Tazria  | 
27 Adar II 5646 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1887
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5647 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1888
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5648 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1889
 Parashat Tazria  | 
27 Adar II 5649 | 
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei · Exodus 35:1-40:38, 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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