Shabbat Shekalim 1666 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 5426
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Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5426 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 1663
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5423 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1664
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5424 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1665
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5425 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1666
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5426 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1667
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5427 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1668
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5428 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1669
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5429 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1670
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5430 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Shekalim
/ שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 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 40:17-27 · 11 p’sukim
- 7: Exodus 40:28-38 · 11 p’sukim
- maf*:
Exodus 30:11-16
· 6 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim
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
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.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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