Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5811 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 2048
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 5808 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2049
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5809 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2050
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5810 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2051
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5811 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2052
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5812 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2053
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5813 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2054
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5814 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2055
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5815 |
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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