Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 5956 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2193
 Parashat Shmini  | 
27 Adar II 5953 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2194
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
1 Nisan 5954 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2195
 Parashat Tazria  | 
1 Nisan 5955 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2196
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5956 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2197
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
29 Adar 5957 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2198
 Parashat Tazria  | 
1 Nisan 5958 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2199
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
25 Adar 5959 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 2200
 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei  | 
27 Adar 5960 | 
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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