Shabbat Parah 2028 / שַׁבָּת פּרה 5788

Shabbat of the Red Heifer 🕍

Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 5788 begins at sundown on Friday, 17 March 2028 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 18 March 2028. This corresponds to Parashat Ki Tisa.

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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Shabbat Parah / שַׁבָּת פּרה
Saturday, 18 March 2028 / 20 Adar 5788

Torah Portion: Parashat Ki Tisa · Exodus 30:11-34:35; Numbers 19:1-22

1. 1: Exodus 30:11-31:17 · 45 p’sukim ·
2. 2: Exodus 31:18-33:11 · 47 p’sukim ·
3. 3: Exodus 33:12-16 · 5 p’sukim ·
4. 4: Exodus 33:17-23 · 7 p’sukim ·
5. 5: Exodus 34:1-9 · 9 p’sukim ·
6. 6: Exodus 34:10-26 · 17 p’sukim ·
7. 7: Exodus 34:27-35 · 9 p’sukim ·
8. maf: Numbers 19:1-22 · 22 p’sukim ·

Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 · 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

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