Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4502 began on and ended on . This corresponds to Parashat Mishpatim.
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 739
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 4499 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 740
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4500 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 741
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4501 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 742
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4502 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 743
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4503 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 744
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4504 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 745
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4505 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 746
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4506 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18, 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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