Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
13 Adar 5788
Saturday, March 11, 2028
Torah Portion
Parashat Tetzaveh
פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה
Holidays & Observances
Shabbat Zachor
Erev Purim
Notable on 13 Adar
Fast of Esther
Fast of Esther (Ta'anis Esther).
Rav Moshe Feinstein
Widely regarded as the supreme halachic authority for Orthodox Jewry in North America, author of Igros Moshe, and Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Tiferes Yerushalayim.
Rav Yehuda HeChasid
Author of Sefer Chasidim, one of the most important works of Jewish ethical literature.
War Between Jews and Their Enemies in the Persian Empire
War between the Jews and their enemies throughout the Persian Empire, 474 BCE.
Yom Nicanor - Maccabees Defeat Nicanor
The Maccabees defeated the Syrian general Nicanor, 161 BCE.
About 13 Adar 5788
Saturday, March 11, 2028 corresponds to 13 Adar 5788 on the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar. The Hebrew date begins at sunset on the preceding evening.
The Torah portion for this week is Parashat Tetzaveh (פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה). The weekly Torah reading cycle divides the Five Books of Moses into portions read in synagogues each Shabbat.
Shabbat Zachor, Erev Purim fall on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.
