Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6050 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Shabbat Shekalim 2287
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6047 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2288
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 6048 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2289
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6049 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2290
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6050 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2291
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6051 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2292
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 6052 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2293
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6053 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2294
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6054 |
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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