Shabbat Zachor / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר

Shabbat of Remembrance 🕍

Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5786 begins at sundown on Friday, 27 February 2026 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 28 February 2026. 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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Tanakh

Shabbat Zachor / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר

1. maf: Deuteronomy 25:17-19 · 3 p’sukim

Haftarah for Ashkenazim: I Samuel 15:2-34 · 33 p’sukim

Haftarah for Sephardim: I Samuel 15:1-34 · 34 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 Zachor – of Remembrance” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia

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