Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4452 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 689
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4449 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 690
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4450 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 691
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4451 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 692
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4452 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 693
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4453 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 694
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4454 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 695
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4455 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 696
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4456 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; 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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