Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 8791 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 |
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Shabbat Shekalim 5028
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 8788 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 5029
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 8789 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 5030
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 8790 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 5031
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 8791 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 5032
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 8792 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 5033
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 8793 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 5034
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 8794 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 5035
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 8795 |
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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