Shabbat Parah / שבת פרה

Shabbat Parah ("Sabbath [of the] red heifer" שבת פרה) takes place on the Shabbat before Shabbat HaChodesh, in preparation for Passover. Numbers 19:1-22 describes the parah adumah ("red heifer") in the Jewish temple as part of the manner in which the kohanim and the Jewish people purified themselves so that they would be ready ("pure") to sacrifice the korban Pesach.

Shabbat Parah begins at sundown on Fri, 29 March 2019.

List of Dates

Shabbat Parah begins on:

Fri, 09 March 2018 at sundown (23rd of Adar, 5778)
Fri, 29 March 2019 at sundown (23rd of Adar II, 5779)
Fri, 13 March 2020 at sundown (18th of Adar, 5780)
Fri, 05 March 2021 at sundown (22nd of Adar, 5781)
Fri, 25 March 2022 at sundown (23rd of Adar II, 5782)
Fri, 10 March 2023 at sundown (18th of Adar, 5783)
Fri, 29 March 2024 at sundown (20th of Adar II, 5784)
Fri, 21 March 2025 at sundown (22nd of Adar, 5785)
Fri, 06 March 2026 at sundown (18th of Adar, 5786)
Fri, 26 March 2027 at sundown (18th of Adar II, 5787)

Torah Reading

Torah Portion: Numbers 19:1 - 19:22 (special maftir)

maf: Numbers 19:1-22 (22 p'sukim)

Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16 - 36:38

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary: Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Sefaria Tanach: Sefaria.org
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures: Jewish Publication Society
"Special Shabbat" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia: Wikimedia Foundation Inc.