Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6325 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 2562
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 6322 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2563
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6323 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2564
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6324 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2565
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 6325 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2566
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 6326 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2567
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6327 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2568
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6328 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2569
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 6329 |
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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