Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5691 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 1928
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5688 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1929
 Parashat Shmini  | 
25 Adar II 5689 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1930
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
29 Adar 5690 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1931
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5691 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1932
 Parashat Shmini  | 
25 Adar II 5692 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1933
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5693 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1934
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5694 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 1935
 Parashat Shmini  | 
25 Adar II 5695 | 
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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