Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6261 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 2498
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 6258 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2499
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6259 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2500
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6260 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2501
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6261 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2502
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 6262 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2503
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6263 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2504
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6264 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2505
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 6265 |
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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