Shabbat Parah 2025 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5785
Shabbat Parah (Shabbat of the Red Heifer) for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2022 | 23 Adar II 5782 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2023 | 18 Adar 5783 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2024 | 20 Adar II 5784 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2025 | 22 Adar 5785 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2026 | 18 Adar 5786 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2027 | 18 Adar II 5787 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2028 | 20 Adar 5788 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2029 | 23 Adar 5789 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Parah
/ שַׁבָּת פּרה
Torah Portion: Exodus 35:1-38:20; Numbers 19:1-22
- 1: Exodus 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
- 2: Exodus 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
- 3: Exodus 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim
- 4: Exodus 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
- 5: Exodus 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim
- 6: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
- 7: Exodus 38:1-20 · 20 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.