Shabbat Shekalim 2218 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 5978

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5978 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Shekalim 2215
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 5975
Shabbat Shekalim 2216
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 5976
Shabbat Shekalim 2217
Parashat Vayakhel
29 Adar I 5977
Shabbat Shekalim 2218
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 5978
Shabbat Shekalim 2219
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 5979
Shabbat Shekalim 2220
Parashat Vayakhel
29 Adar I 5980
Shabbat Shekalim 2221
Parashat Terumah
1 Adar 5981
Shabbat Shekalim 2222
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 5982

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים

Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18, 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 21:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 21:20-22:3 · 21 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 22:4-26 · 23 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 22:27-23:5 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 23:6-19 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 23:20-25 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 23:26-24:18 · 26 p’sukim
  8. maf*: Exodus 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim

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

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shabbat Shekalim – of Shekels” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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