Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4188 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 425
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4185 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 426
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4186 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 427
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4187 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 428
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4188 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 429
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4189 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 430
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4190 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 431
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4191 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 432
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4192 |
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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