13 Sh'vat 5738

Saturday, January 21, 1978 corresponds to 13 Sh'vat 5738 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.