Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5429 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 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 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1671
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5431 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1672
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 5432 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1673
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5433 |
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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