Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5756 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 1993
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5753 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1994
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 5754 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1995
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5755 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1996
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5756 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1997
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 5757 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1998
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5758 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 1999
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5759 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2000
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5760 |
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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