Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4178 began on and ended 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 415
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4175 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 416
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4176 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 417
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4177 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 418
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4178 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 419
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4179 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 420
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4180 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 421
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 4181 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 422
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4182 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; 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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