Shabbat Parah
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Shabbat Parah is a special Sabbath in the Jewish calendar on which the Torah portion about the red heifer and ritual purification is read in preparation for Passover.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday observance
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liturgical occasion ⓘ special Shabbat ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Temple-era purification for Passover offering ⓘ |
| associatedWithMitzvah | Parah Adumah (red heifer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish holidays related to Passover
ⓘ
Jewish liturgical year ⓘ |
| commemorates | practice of sprinkling ashes of the red heifer ⓘ |
| haftarahReading | Ezekiel 36:16–38 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| haftarahTheme | spiritual purification ⓘ |
| halachicCategory | rabbinic institution ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | customary observance ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | שבת פרה ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
preparation for Passover
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ritual purification ⓘ |
| includesTorahReading |
Numbers 19:1–22
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Parashat Parah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | Shabbat HaChodesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Shabbat Shekalim, Shabbat Zachor, Shabbat Parah, Shabbat HaChodesh ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus |
special haftarah reading
ⓘ
special maftir reading ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | halachic codes and responsa about Four Parshiyot ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Parah Adumah (red heifer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Conservative Jews
NERFINISHED
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Orthodox Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ many other Jewish communities ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Passover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursInMonth |
Adar
NERFINISHED
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Adar II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOn | Sabbath ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Arba Parshiyot (Four Special Sabbaths) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTorahTopic |
laws of purification from corpse impurity
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laws of the red heifer ⓘ |
| purpose |
reminder of purification laws before Passover pilgrimage
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spiritual preparation for Passover ⓘ |
| readingLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Passover sacrifice
NERFINISHED
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laws of tumah and taharah (impurity and purity) ⓘ |
| relativeTiming |
Sabbath before Shabbat HaChodesh
NERFINISHED
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one of the Four Parshiyot ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires |
minyan
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public Torah reading ⓘ |
| translation | Sabbath of the Heifer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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