Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5543 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Vayikra.
Shabbat Zachor (“Sabbath [of] remembrance שבת זכור) is the Shabbat immediately preceding Purim. Deuteronomy 25:17-19, describing the attack by Amalek, is recounted. There is a tradition from the Talmud that Haman, the antagonist of the Purim story, was descended from Amalek. The portion that is read includes a commandment to remember the attack by Amalek, and therefore at this public reading both men and women make a special effort to hear the reading.
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| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Zachor 1780
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
11 Adar II 5540 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1781
 Parashat Tetzaveh  | 
13 Adar 5541 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1782
 Parashat Tetzaveh  | 
9 Adar 5542 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1783
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
11 Adar II 5543 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1784
 Parashat Tetzaveh  | 
13 Adar 5544 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1785
 Parashat Tetzaveh  | 
9 Adar 5545 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1786
 Parashat Vayikra  | 
11 Adar II 5546 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 1787
 Parashat Tetzaveh  | 
13 Adar 5547 | 
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayikra · Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Deuteronomy 25:17-19
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
I Samuel 15:2-34
 · 33 p’sukim
*Shabbat Zachor
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
I Samuel 15:1-34
 · 34 p’sukim
*Shabbat Zachor
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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