Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4811 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Mishpatim.
Shabbat Shekalim (“Sabbath [of] shekels” שבת שקלים) read in preparation for Purim, requests each adult male Jew contribute half of a Biblical shekel for the upkeep of the Tent of Meeting. The Torah portion Exodus 30:11-16 is read. This Shabbat takes place on the Shabbat before the 1st of the Hebrew calendar month of Adar, or on the 1st of Adar itself if it falls on Shabbat. In leap years on the Hebrew calendar, when there are two months of Adar, Shabbat Shekalim is on the Shabbat before the 1st of Adar II (or on the 1st of Adar II itself if it is Shabbat).
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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat Shekalim 1048
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4808 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1049
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4809 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1050
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4810 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1051
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4811 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1052
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4812 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1053
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 4813 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1054
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4814 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1055
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4815 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18, 30:11-16
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
II Kings 12:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
II Kings 11:17-12:17
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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