Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5962 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 2199
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5959 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2200
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5960 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2201
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 5961 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2202
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5962 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2203
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5963 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2204
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 5964 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2205
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 5965 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2206
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5966 |
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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