Shabbat Zachor / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר
Shabbat of Remembrance 🕍
Shabbat Zachor for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2021
Parashat Terumah |
8 Adar 5781 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 2022
Parashat Vayikra |
9 Adar II 5782 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 2023
Parashat Tetzaveh |
11 Adar 5783 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 2024
Parashat Vayikra |
13 Adar II 5784 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 2025
Parashat Tetzaveh |
8 Adar 5785 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 2026
Parashat Tetzaveh |
11 Adar 5786 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 2027
Parashat Vayikra |
11 Adar II 5787 | ||
| Shabbat Zachor 2028
Parashat Tetzaveh |
13 Adar 5788 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Zachor / שַׁבָּת זָכוֹר
- maf: Deuteronomy 25:17-25:19 · 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
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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