Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5294 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Mishpatim.
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Shabbat Shekalim 1531
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 5291 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1532
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5292 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1533
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5293 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1534
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5294 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1535
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5295 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1536
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5296 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1537
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5297 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1538
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5298 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18, 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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