Shabbat Shirah for Hebrew Year 5959 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
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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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Shirah 2197 | 17 Sh’vat 5957 | ||
| Shabbat Shirah 2198 | 13 Sh’vat 5958 | ||
| Shabbat Shirah 2199 | 13 Sh’vat 5959 | ||
| Shabbat Shirah 2200 | 15 Sh’vat 5960 | ||
| Shabbat Shirah 2201 | 12 Sh’vat 5961 | ||
| Shabbat Shirah 2202 | 13 Sh’vat 5962 | ||
| Shabbat Shirah 2203 | 15 Sh’vat 5963 | ||
| Shabbat Shirah 2204 | 10 Sh’vat 5964 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Beshalach · Exodus 13:17-17:16
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: Judges 4:4-5:31 · 52 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: Judges 5:1-31 · 31 p’sukim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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