Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
29 Nisan 5748
Saturday, April 16, 1988
Torah Portion
Parashat Shmini
פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי
Holiday / Observance
14th day of the Omer
Notable on 29 Nisan
Arab Attacks on Petach Tikva — Jaffa Riots
Three Jews were killed and many wounded in Arab attacks on Petach Tikva during the Jaffa Riots (1921).
Rav Chaim Vital (Alternate Tradition)
Yahrzeit of Rav Chaim Vital according to the tradition placing it on 29 Nisan, the primary transmitter of Lurianic Kabbalah.
Rav Moshe Pallier of Kobrin
First Rebbe of the Kobrin Chassidic dynasty, a follower of Rav Mordechai of Lechovitch, whose teachings are collected in Imrot Tehorot.
Yitzchak Ben-Zvi
The second President of Israel, a scholar and advocate for Jewish communities of the East.
Zwetschgen Ta'anit of Bamberg
A mob attacked the Jews of Bamberg (1699); the community established a fast day and local Purim to commemorate the event.
About 29 Nisan 5748
Saturday, April 16, 1988 corresponds to 29 Nisan 5748 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Shmini (פָּרָשַׁת שְּׁמִינִי). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.
14th day of the Omer falls on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.