Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6173 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 |
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Shabbat Shekalim 2410
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 6170 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2411
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6171 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2412
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6172 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2413
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 6173 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2414
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6174 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2415
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6175 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2416
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6176 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2417
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 6177 |
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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