Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 3882 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel.
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 119
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 3879 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 120
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 3880 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 121
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 3881 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 122
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 3882 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 123
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 3883 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 124
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 3884 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 125
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 3885 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 126
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 3886 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 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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