Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
12 Nisan 5730
Saturday, April 18, 1970
Torah Portion
Parashat Metzora
פָּרָשַׁת מְצֹרָע
Holiday / Observance
Shabbat HaGadol
Notable on 12 Nisan
Ezra Departed from the River Ahava
Ezra and his followers departed from the River Ahava on their journey to Jerusalem (457 BCE).
Rav Shimshon Dovid Pincus
Beloved rabbi of Ofakim who moved there at the request of the Steipler Gaon and Rav Shach, a prolific teacher on tefillah and emunah.
About 12 Nisan 5730
Saturday, April 18, 1970 corresponds to 12 Nisan 5730 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Metzora (פָּרָשַׁת מְצֹרָע). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.
Shabbat HaGadol falls on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.