Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5842 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 2079
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5839 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2080
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5840 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2081
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5841 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2082
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5842 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2083
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5843 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2084
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5844 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2085
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5845 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2086
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5846 |
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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