Published March 04, 2010
The other three Parshiyot are linked to the calendar - Rosh Chodesh Adar or Nisan, Purim. Only Para is linked to another Parsha - it is ALWAYS the Shabbat before HaChodesh. Therefore, there is never a Hafsaka between Para and HaChodesh. But the calendar is such that there can be a hafsaka between Sh’kalim and Zachor and/or between Zachor and Para.
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