Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 9983 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat Shekalim 6220
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 9980 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6221
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 9981 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6222
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 9982 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6223
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 9983 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6224
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 9984 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6225
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 9985 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6226
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 9986 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6227
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 9987 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 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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