Shabbat Shekalim 1609 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 5369
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Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5369 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Shekalim 1606
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5366 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1607
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5367 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1608
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5368 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1609
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5369 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1610
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5370 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1611
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5371 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1612
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5372 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1613
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5373 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
/ שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16
- 1: Exodus 38:21-39:1 · 12 p’sukim
- 2: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
- 3: Exodus 39:22-32 · 11 p’sukim
- 4: Exodus 39:33-43 · 11 p’sukim
- 5: Exodus 40:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
- 6: Exodus 40:17-38 · 22 p’sukim
- 7*:
Numbers 28:9-15
· 7 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) - maf*:
Exodus 30:11-16
· 6 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
II Kings 12:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
II Kings 11:17-12:17
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- “Shabbat Shekalim – of Shekels” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
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The Jewish Holidays
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