Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6357 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 2594
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6354 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2595
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6355 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2596
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6356 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2597
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 6357 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2598
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6358 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2599
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6359 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2600
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 6360 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2601
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6361 |
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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