Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4949 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 1186
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4946 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1187
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4947 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1188
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4948 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1189
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4949 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1190
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4950 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1191
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4951 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1192
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4952 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1193
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4953 |
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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