Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 7561 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Terumah.
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Shabbat Shekalim 3798
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 7558 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3799
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 7559 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3800
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 7560 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3801
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 7561 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3802
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 7562 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3803
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 7563 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3804
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 7564 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3805
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 7565 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Terumah · Exodus 25:1-27:19; 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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