Shabbat Shekalim 2787 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 6547

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6547 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Shekalim 2784
Parashat Vayakhel
25 Adar I 6544
Shabbat Shekalim 2785
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 6545
Shabbat Shekalim 2786
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 6546
Shabbat Shekalim 2787
Parashat Vayakhel
25 Adar I 6547
Shabbat Shekalim 2788
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 6548
Shabbat Shekalim 2789
Parashat Mishpatim
1 Adar 6549
Shabbat Shekalim 2790
Parashat Vayakhel
25 Adar I 6550
Shabbat Shekalim 2791
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 6551

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 38:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
  8. maf*: Exodus 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim

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

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shabbat Shekalim – of Shekels” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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