Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5674 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 1911 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 25 Adar 5671 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1912 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 27 Adar 5672 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1913 Parashat Tazria | 27 Adar II 5673 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1914 Parashat Vayikra | 1 Nisan 5674 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1915 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 27 Adar 5675 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1916 Parashat Tazria | 27 Adar II 5676 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1917 Parashat Vayikra | 1 Nisan 5677 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1918 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 25 Adar 5678 | 
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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