Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4313 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 550
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4310 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 551
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4311 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 552
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4312 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 553
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4313 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 554
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4314 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 555
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4315 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 556
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4316 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 557
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4317 |
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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