Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5836 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 2073
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5833 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2074
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5834 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2075
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 5835 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2076
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5836 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2077
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5837 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2078
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5838 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2079
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5839 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2080
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5840 |
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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