Shabbat Parah 2016 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5776
Shabbat Parah (Shabbat of the Red Heifer) for Hebrew Year 5776 began on and ended on .
Shabbat Parah ("Sabbath [of the] red heifer" שבת פרה) takes place on the Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover. Numbers 19:1-22 describes the parah adumah ("red heifer") in the Jewish temple as part of the manner in which the kohanim and the Jewish people purified themselves so that they would be ready ("pure") to sacrifice the korban Pesach.
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Dates for Shabbat Parah
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Parah 2013 | 20 Adar 5773 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2014 | 20 Adar II 5774 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2015 | 23 Adar 5775 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2016 | 23 Adar II 5776 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2017 | 20 Adar 5777 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2018 | 23 Adar 5778 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2019 | 23 Adar II 5779 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2020 | 18 Adar 5780 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Parah
/ שַׁבָּת פּרה
Torah Portion: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; Numbers 19:1-22
- 1: Leviticus 9:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
- 2: Leviticus 9:17-23 · 7 p’sukim
- 3: Leviticus 9:24-10:11 · 12 p’sukim
- 4: Leviticus 10:12-15 · 4 p’sukim
- 5: Leviticus 10:16-20 · 5 p’sukim
- 6: Leviticus 11:1-32 · 32 p’sukim
- 7: Leviticus 11:33-47 · 15 p’sukim
- maf: Numbers 19:1-22 · 22 p’sukim
Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16 - 36:38 · 23 p’sukim
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Special Shabbat#Shabbat Parah" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.