Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 7801 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 4038
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 7798 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4039
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 7799 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4040
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 7800 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4041
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 7801 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4042
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 7802 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4043
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 7803 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4044
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 7804 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 4045
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 7805 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 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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