Shabbat Parah
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Shabbat Parah is a special Sabbath in the Jewish calendar on which the Torah portion about the red heifer and ritual purification is read in preparation for Passover.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Parah canonical | 3 |
| Four Parshiyot | 1 |
| Parashat Parah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4788924 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shabbat Parah Context triple: [Shabbat Zachor, seriesMembersWith, Shabbat Parah]
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A.
Musaf of Shabbat
Musaf of Shabbat is the additional Amidah service recited on Saturday mornings to commemorate the special Temple offerings and sanctity of the Jewish Sabbath.
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B.
Vezot Haberakhah
Vezot Haberakhah is the final portion of the Torah, recounting Moses’ blessings to the tribes of Israel and his death on Mount Nebo.
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C.
Al Parashat Derakhim
Al Parashat Derakhim is a seminal collection of essays by the Hebrew thinker Ahad Ha'am that helped shape modern Jewish nationalism and cultural Zionism.
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D.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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E.
Orach Chayim
Orach Chayim is a section of Jewish law that primarily deals with daily religious practices, prayer, Shabbat, and festivals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shabbat Parah Target entity description: Shabbat Parah is a special Sabbath in the Jewish calendar on which the Torah portion about the red heifer and ritual purification is read in preparation for Passover.
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A.
Musaf of Shabbat
Musaf of Shabbat is the additional Amidah service recited on Saturday mornings to commemorate the special Temple offerings and sanctity of the Jewish Sabbath.
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B.
Vezot Haberakhah
Vezot Haberakhah is the final portion of the Torah, recounting Moses’ blessings to the tribes of Israel and his death on Mount Nebo.
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C.
Al Parashat Derakhim
Al Parashat Derakhim is a seminal collection of essays by the Hebrew thinker Ahad Ha'am that helped shape modern Jewish nationalism and cultural Zionism.
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D.
Kedushat Levi
Kedushat Levi is a foundational Hasidic work of spiritual and mystical commentary on the Torah, authored by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
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E.
Orach Chayim
Orach Chayim is a section of Jewish law that primarily deals with daily religious practices, prayer, Shabbat, and festivals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday observance
ⓘ
liturgical occasion ⓘ special Shabbat ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Temple-era purification for Passover offering ⓘ |
| associatedWithMitzvah | Parah Adumah (red heifer) ⓘ |
| calendar | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish holidays related to Passover
ⓘ
Jewish liturgical year ⓘ |
| commemorates | practice of sprinkling ashes of the red heifer ⓘ |
| haftarahReading | Ezekiel 36:16–38 ⓘ |
| haftarahTheme | spiritual purification ⓘ |
| halachicCategory | rabbinic institution ⓘ |
| halachicStatus | customary observance ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | שבת פרה ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
preparation for Passover
ⓘ
ritual purification ⓘ |
| includesTorahReading |
Numbers 19:1–22
ⓘ
Parashat Parah ⓘ
linked to:
Shabbat Parah
|
| isFollowedBy | Shabbat HaChodesh ⓘ |
| isOneOf | Shabbat Shekalim, Shabbat Zachor, Shabbat Parah, Shabbat HaChodesh ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus |
special haftarah reading
ⓘ
special maftir reading ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | halachic codes and responsa about Four Parshiyot ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Parah Adumah (red heifer) ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Conservative Jews
ⓘ
linked to:
Conservative Judaism
Orthodox Jews ⓘ
linked to:
Orthodox Judaism
many other Jewish communities ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Passover ⓘ |
| occursInMonth |
Adar
ⓘ
Adar II ⓘ
linked to:
Adar I
|
| occursOn | Sabbath ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Arba Parshiyot (Four Special Sabbaths) ⓘ |
| primaryTorahTopic |
laws of purification from corpse impurity
ⓘ
laws of the red heifer ⓘ |
| purpose |
reminder of purification laws before Passover pilgrimage
ⓘ
spiritual preparation for Passover ⓘ |
| readingLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Passover sacrifice
ⓘ
linked to:
Musaf of Pesach
laws of tumah and taharah (impurity and purity) ⓘ |
| relativeTiming |
Sabbath before Shabbat HaChodesh
ⓘ
linked to:
Shabbat
one of the Four Parshiyot ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| requires |
minyan
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public Torah reading ⓘ |
| translation | Sabbath of the Heifer ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Shabbat Parah Description of subject: Shabbat Parah is a special Sabbath in the Jewish calendar on which the Torah portion about the red heifer and ritual purification is read in preparation for Passover.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Shabbat Parah
linked to: Shabbat Parah