Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 3901 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 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 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 145
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 3905 |
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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