Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5415 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 1652
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 5412 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1653
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5413 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1654
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5414 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1655
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5415 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1656
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 5416 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1657
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5417 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1658
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5418 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1659
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5419 |
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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