Shabbat Shekalim 779 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4539
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Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4539 began on and ended 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 779
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 4539 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 780
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4540 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 781
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4541 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 782
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4542 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 783
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 4543 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Shekalim
/ שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 30:11-16
- 1: Exodus 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
- 2: Exodus 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
- 3: Exodus 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim
- 4: Exodus 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
- 5: Exodus 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim
- 6: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
- 7: Exodus 38:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
- maf*:
Exodus 30:11-16
· 6 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim
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
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- “Shabbat Shekalim – of Shekels” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.
Books (paid links)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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