Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5497 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 1734
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5494 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1735
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5495 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1736
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5496 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1737
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5497 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1738
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5498 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1739
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5499 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1740
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5500 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1741
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5501 |
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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