Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
29 Adar 5754
Saturday, March 12, 1994
Torah Portion
Parashat Pekudei
פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי
Holiday / Observance
Shabbat HaChodesh
Today's Art from Israel
Gush Mountaintop Vineyard by Leah Luria Print on Fine Art Paper or Canvas Giclée
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Austrian Jews Required to Belong to Government Religious Community
Jews of Austria were required by law to belong to the government-established religious community, 1890.
Napoleon Captures Jaffa
Napoleon captured the city of Jaffa, Palestine, 1799.
Rav Shlomo HaCohen Rabinowitz of Radomsk
First Rebbe of the Radomsk dynasty, author of Tiferes Shlomo on Chumash and the Moadim.
Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky
Rosh Yeshiva of Torah Vodaas who, along with Rav Moshe Feinstein, led American Jewry in halachic and spiritual guidance. Author of Emes LeYaakov.
About 29 Adar 5754
Saturday, March 12, 1994 corresponds to 29 Adar 5754 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Pekudei (פָּרָשַׁת פְקוּדֵי). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.
Shabbat HaChodesh falls on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.