Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 9992 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 6229
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 9989 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6230
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 9990 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6231
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 9991 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6232
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 9992 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6233
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 9993 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6234
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 9994 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6235
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 9995 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 6236
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 9996 |
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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