Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5520 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Mishpatim.
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 1757
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5517 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1758
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5518 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1759
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5519 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1760
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5520 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1761
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5521 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1762
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5522 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1763
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5523 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1764
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5524 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18, 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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