Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 7761 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 |
---|---|---|---|
Shabbat Shekalim 3998
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 7758 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 3999
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 7759 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4000
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 7760 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4001
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 7761 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4002
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 7762 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4003
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 7763 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4004
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 7764 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4005
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 7765 |
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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