Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5814 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel.
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 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 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2056
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5816 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2057
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5817 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2058
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5818 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 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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