Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 6952 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 3189
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 6949 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3190
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6950 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3191
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6951 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3192
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 6952 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3193
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 6953 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3194
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 6954 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3195
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 6955 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3196
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 6956 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16
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)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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