Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5906 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 2143
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 5903 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2144
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5904 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2145
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5905 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2146
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 5906 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2147
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5907 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2148
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5908 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2149
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 5909 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2150
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 5910 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
II Kings 12:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
II Kings 11:17-12:17
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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