Shabbat Shekalim 4731 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 8491

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 8491 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Shekalim 4728
Parashat Pekudei
29 Adar I 8488
Shabbat Shekalim 4729
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 8489
Shabbat Shekalim 4730
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 8490
Shabbat Shekalim 4731
Parashat Pekudei
29 Adar I 8491
Shabbat Shekalim 4732
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 8492
Shabbat Shekalim 4733
Parashat Vayakhel
27 Adar I 8493
Shabbat Shekalim 4734
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 8494
Shabbat Shekalim 4735
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 8495

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים

Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 38:21-39:1 · 12 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 39:22-32 · 11 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 39:33-43 · 11 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 40:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 40:17-27 · 11 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 40:28-38 · 11 p’sukim
  8. maf*: Exodus 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
    *Shabbat Shekalim

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

References

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
Jewish Publication Society
Sefaria Tanakh
Sefaria.org
“Shabbat Shekalim – of Shekels” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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