17 Sh'vat 5757

Saturday, January 25, 1997 corresponds to 17 Sh'vat 5757 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.