Shabbat Shirah 2021 / שַׁבַּת שִׁירָה 5781

Shabbat of Song 🕍

Shabbat Shirah for Hebrew Year 5781 began on Friday, 29 January 2021 and ended on Saturday, 30 January 2021.

Shabbat Shirah (“Sabbath [of] song” שבת שירה) is the name given to the Shabbat that includes Parsha Beshalach. The Torah reading contains the Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:1–18), the song sung by the Israelites after crossing the Red Sea, and the haftarah includes the Song of Deborah. An Ashkenazic custom is to place bird feeders outdoors before Shabbat in memory of birds’ assistance to Moses in the wilderness.

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Shabbat Shirah / שַׁבַּת שִׁירָה
Saturday, 30 January 2021 / 17 Sh’vat 5781

Torah Portion: Parashat Beshalach · Exodus 13:17-17:16

1. 1: Exodus 13:17-14:8 · 14 p’sukim
2. 2: Exodus 14:9-14 · 6 p’sukim
3. 3: Exodus 14:15-25 · 11 p’sukim
4. 4: Exodus 14:26-15:26 · 32 p’sukim
5. 5: Exodus 15:27-16:10 · 11 p’sukim
6. 6: Exodus 16:11-36 · 26 p’sukim
7. 7: Exodus 17:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
8. maf: Exodus 17:14-16 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Judges 4:4-5:31 · 52 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: Judges 5:1-31 · 31 p’sukim

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)

Rabbi Michael Strassfeld

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)

Jewish Publication Society

Sefaria Tanakh

Sefaria.org

“Shabbat Shirah – Song” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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