Shabbat Shekalim 3364 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 7124

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 7124 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 3361
Parashat Mishpatim
1 Adar 7121
Shabbat Shekalim 3362
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 7122
Shabbat Shekalim 3363
Parashat Vayakhel
27 Adar I 7123
Shabbat Shekalim 3364
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 7124
Shabbat Shekalim 3365
Parashat Pekudei
1 Adar II 7125
Shabbat Shekalim 3366
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 7126
Shabbat Shekalim 3367
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 7127
Shabbat Shekalim 3368
Parashat Pekudei
29 Adar I 7128

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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