Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5797 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 2034
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5794 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2035
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5795 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2036
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5796 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2037
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5797 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2038
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5798 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2039
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5799 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2040
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5800 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2041
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 5801 |
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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