Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6810 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 3047
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6807 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3048
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 6808 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3049
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6809 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3050
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 6810 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3051
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6811 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3052
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6812 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3053
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 6813 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3054
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6814 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 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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