Shabbat · Shabbat
שבת
15 Adar 5781
Saturday, February 27, 2021
Torah Portion
Parashat Tetzaveh
פָּרָשַׁת תְּצַוֶּה
Holiday / Observance
Shushan Purim
Notable on 15 Adar
King Agrippa Begins Construction of Jerusalem Gate
King Agrippa I began construction of a gate for the wall of Jerusalem, circa 42 CE.
Rav Yosef Leifer of Pittsburgh
Known as the Tzidkas Yosef, a descendant of Rav Meir HaGadol of Premishlan, who lost two sons in the Holocaust.
Rav Zvi Hirsch Kaidanover
Author of Kav Hayashar, a popular mussar and Kabbalistic work.
Shushan Purim
In walled cities from the time of Yehoshua bin Nun, Purim is celebrated on 15 Adar.
About 15 Adar 5781
Saturday, February 27, 2021 corresponds to 15 Adar 5781 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.
Shushan Purim falls on this date. Jewish holidays follow the Hebrew calendar and may shift on the Gregorian calendar from year to year.