Shabbat Shekalim 140 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 3900
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Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 3900 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Terumah.
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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Shekalim 137
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 3897 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 138
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 3898 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 139
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 3899 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 140
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 3900 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 141
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 3901 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 142
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 3902 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 143
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 3903 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 144
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 3904 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
/ שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Torah Portion: Parashat Terumah · Exodus 25:1-27:19; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16
- 1: Exodus 25:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
- 2: Exodus 25:17-30 · 14 p’sukim
- 3: Exodus 25:31-26:14 · 24 p’sukim
- 4: Exodus 26:15-30 · 16 p’sukim
- 5: Exodus 26:31-37 · 7 p’sukim
- 6: Exodus 27:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
- 7*:
Numbers 28:9-15
· 7 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) - maf*:
Exodus 30:11-16
· 6 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
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)
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- “Shabbat Shekalim – of Shekels” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
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The Jewish Holidays
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