Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5871 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Shmini.
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 2108
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5868 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2109
 Parashat Tazria  | 
27 Adar II 5869 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2110
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5870 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2111
 Parashat Shmini  | 
25 Adar II 5871 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2112
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5872 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2113
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5873 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2114
 Parashat Tazria  | 
1 Nisan 5874 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2115
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5875 | 
Torah Portion: Parashat Shmini · Leviticus 9:1-11:47; Exodus 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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