Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4851 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 1088
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4848 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1089
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4849 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1090
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4850 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1091
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4851 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1092
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4852 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1093
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4853 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1094
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4854 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1095
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4855 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
II Kings 12:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
II Kings 11:17-12:17
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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