Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4534 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 771
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4531 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 772
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4532 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 773
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4533 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 774
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4534 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 775
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4535 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 776
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4536 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 777
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4537 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 778
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4538 |
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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