Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5652 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 1889 Parashat Tazria | 27 Adar II 5649 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1890 Parashat Vayikra | 1 Nisan 5650 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1891 Parashat Shmini | 25 Adar II 5651 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1892 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 27 Adar 5652 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1893 Parashat Vayikra | 1 Nisan 5653 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1894 Parashat Tazria | 1 Nisan 5654 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1895 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 27 Adar 5655 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1896 Parashat Pekudei | 29 Adar 5656 | 
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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