Shabbat Parah for Hebrew Year 5818 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . 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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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Parah 2055 Parashat Ki Tisa | 20 Adar 5815 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2056 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 23 Adar 5816 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2057 Parashat Tzav | 18 Adar II 5817 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2058 Parashat Ki Tisa | 20 Adar 5818 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2059 Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei | 23 Adar 5819 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2060 Parashat Tzav | 18 Adar II 5820 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2061 Parashat Ki Tisa | 20 Adar 5821 | ||
| Shabbat Parah 2062 Parashat Shmini | 20 Adar II 5822 | 
Torah Portion: Parashat Ki Tisa · Exodus 30:11-34:35; Numbers 19:1-22
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
Ezekiel 36:16-38
 · 23 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
Ezekiel 36:16-36
 · 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Parah
 
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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