Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6861 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat Shekalim 3098
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6858 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3099
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 6859 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3100
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6860 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3101
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6861 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3102
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6862 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3103
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6863 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3104
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6864 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3105
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 6865 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18, 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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