Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5898 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 2135
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5895 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2136
 Parashat Tazria  | 
27 Adar II 5896 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2137
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5897 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2138
 Parashat Shmini  | 
25 Adar II 5898 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2139
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5899 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2140
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5900 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2141
 Parashat Tazria  | 
1 Nisan 5901 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2142
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5902 | 
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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