Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4837 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei.
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 1074
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4834 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1075
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4835 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1076
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4836 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1077
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4837 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1078
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4838 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1079
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4839 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1080
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 4840 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1081
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4841 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 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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