Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6208 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei.
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 2445
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6205 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2446
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6206 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2447
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6207 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2448
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 6208 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2449
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6209 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2450
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6210 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2451
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 6211 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2452
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6212 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; 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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