17 Sh'vat 5733

Saturday, January 20, 1973 corresponds to 17 Sh'vat 5733 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.

The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Beshalach (פָּרָשַׁת בְּשַׁלַּח). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.

Shabbat Shirah falls on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.