Shabbat Zachor 2017 / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר 5777
Shabbat before Purim 🕍
Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5777 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Tetzaveh.
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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Dates for Shabbat Zachor
Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
---|---|---|---|
Shabbat Zachor 2014
Parashat Tzav |
13 Adar II 5774 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2015
Parashat Tetzaveh |
9 Adar 5775 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2016
Parashat Vayikra |
9 Adar II 5776 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2017
Parashat Tetzaveh |
13 Adar 5777 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2018
Parashat Tetzaveh |
9 Adar 5778 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2019
Parashat Vayikra |
9 Adar II 5779 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2020
Parashat Tetzaveh |
11 Adar 5780 | ||
Shabbat Zachor 2021
Parashat Terumah |
8 Adar 5781 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Zachor
/ שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר
Torah Portion: Parashat Tetzaveh · Exodus 27:20-30:10; Deuteronomy 25:17-19
- 1: Exodus 27:20-28:12 · 14 p’sukim ·
- 2: Exodus 28:13-30 · 18 p’sukim ·
- 3: Exodus 28:31-43 · 13 p’sukim ·
- 4: Exodus 29:1-18 · 18 p’sukim ·
- 5: Exodus 29:19-37 · 19 p’sukim ·
- 6: Exodus 29:38-46 · 9 p’sukim ·
- 7: Exodus 30:1-10 · 10 p’sukim ·
- maf: Deuteronomy 25:17-19 · 3 p’sukim ·
Haftarah: I Samuel 15:2-34 · 33 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 Zachor" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.