Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4296 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Terumah.
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 |
---|---|---|---|
Shabbat Shekalim 533
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4293 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 534
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4294 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 535
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4295 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 536
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 4296 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 537
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4297 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 538
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4298 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 539
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 4299 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 540
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4300 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Terumah · Exodus 25:1-27:19; 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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