Shabbat Shekalim 2908 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 6668

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6668 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Shekalim 2905
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 6665
Shabbat Shekalim 2906
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 6666
Shabbat Shekalim 2907
Parashat Vayakhel
29 Adar I 6667
Shabbat Shekalim 2908
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 6668
Shabbat Shekalim 2909
Parashat Vayakhel
25 Adar I 6669
Shabbat Shekalim 2910
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 6670
Shabbat Shekalim 2911
Parashat Terumah
1 Adar 6671
Shabbat Shekalim 2912
Parashat Vayakhel
25 Adar I 6672

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים

Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18, 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 21:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 21:20-22:3 · 21 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 22:4-26 · 23 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 22:27-23:5 · 9 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 23:6-19 · 14 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 23:20-25 · 6 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 23:26-24:18 · 26 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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