Shabbat Shekalim 2793 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 6553

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6553 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Shekalim 2790
Parashat Vayakhel
25 Adar I 6550
Shabbat Shekalim 2791
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 6551
Shabbat Shekalim 2792
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 6552
Shabbat Shekalim 2793
Parashat Pekudei
1 Adar II 6553
Shabbat Shekalim 2794
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 6554
Shabbat Shekalim 2795
Parashat Vayakhel
27 Adar I 6555
Shabbat Shekalim 2796
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 6556
Shabbat Shekalim 2797
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 6557

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים

Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 38:21-39:1 · 12 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 39:22-32 · 11 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 39:33-43 · 11 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 40:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 40:17-38 · 22 p’sukim
  7. 7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
  8. maf*: Exodus 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

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)

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
by Michael Strassfeld

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