Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 3906 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 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 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 146
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 3906 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 147
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 3907 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 148
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 3908 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 149
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 3909 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 150
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 3910 |
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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