Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5242 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 1479
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 5239 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1480
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 5240 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1481
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5241 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1482
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5242 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1483
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 5243 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1484
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5244 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1485
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5245 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1486
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5246 |
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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