Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5656 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Terumah.
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 1893
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5653 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1894
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5654 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1895
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5655 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1896
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 5656 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1897
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5657 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1898
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5658 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1899
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 5659 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1900
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5660 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Terumah · Exodus 25:1-27:19; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
II Kings 12:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
II Kings 11:17-12:17
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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