Shabbat Shekalim 5363 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 9123

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 9123 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel.

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 5360
Parashat Vayakhel
29 Adar I 9120
Shabbat Shekalim 5361
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 9121
Shabbat Shekalim 5362
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 9122
Shabbat Shekalim 5363
Parashat Vayakhel
27 Adar I 9123
Shabbat Shekalim 5364
Parashat Mishpatim
1 Adar 9124
Shabbat Shekalim 5365
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 9125
Shabbat Shekalim 5366
Parashat Vayakhel
27 Adar I 9126
Shabbat Shekalim 5367
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 9127

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 38:1-20 · 20 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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