Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 10906 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 7143
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 10903 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7144
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 10904 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7145
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 10905 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7146
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 10906 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7147
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 10907 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7148
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 10908 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7149
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 10909 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7150
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 10910 |
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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