Shabbat Shekalim 3547 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 7307

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 7307 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Shekalim 3544
Parashat Pekudei
29 Adar I 7304
Shabbat Shekalim 3545
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 7305
Shabbat Shekalim 3546
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 7306
Shabbat Shekalim 3547
Parashat Pekudei
29 Adar I 7307
Shabbat Shekalim 3548
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 7308
Shabbat Shekalim 3549
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 7309
Shabbat Shekalim 3550
Parashat Vayakhel
29 Adar I 7310
Shabbat Shekalim 3551
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 7311

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים

Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 38:21-39:1 · 12 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 39:22-32 · 11 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 39:33-43 · 11 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 40:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 40:17-27 · 11 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 40:28-38 · 11 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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