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While the first of the month of Nissan may seem like the official kickoff for the Passover season, preparations begin even earlier. The Shabbat before the first of Nissan is called Parshat Hachodesh named for the launching of the month of Nissan and the Shabbat before that is called Parshat Parah named after the Parah Adumah, the red heifer prescribed in the Torah as the recipe for ritual purity and used by anyone made impure by the presence of a dead body, in anticipation of Passover.
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