Shabbat HaChodesh for Hebrew Year 4349 began on and ended 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 586 Parashat Shmini | 27 Adar II 4346 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 587 Parashat Vayikra | 1 Nisan 4347 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 588 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 25 Adar 4348 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 589 Parashat Shmini | 25 Adar II 4349 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 590 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 29 Adar 4350 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 591 Parashat Tazria | 1 Nisan 4351 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 592 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 25 Adar 4352 | ||
| Shabbat HaChodesh 593 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 27 Adar 4353 | 
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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