Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4509 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 746
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4506 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 747
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4507 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 748
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4508 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 749
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4509 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 750
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4510 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 751
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4511 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 752
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4512 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 753
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4513 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 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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