Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5328 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei.
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 1565
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5325 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1566
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5326 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1567
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5327 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1568
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5328 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1569
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5329 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1570
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5330 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1571
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5331 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1572
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5332 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 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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