Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5095 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 1332
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5092 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1333
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5093 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1334
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5094 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1335
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5095 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1336
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5096 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1337
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5097 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1338
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5098 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1339
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5099 |
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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