Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 11574 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 7811
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 11571 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7812
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 11572 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7813
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 11573 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7814
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 11574 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7815
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 11575 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7816
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 11576 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7817
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 11577 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7818
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 11578 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16
Haftarah for Ashkenazim*:
II Kings 12:1-17
· 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
Haftarah for Sephardim*:
II Kings 11:17-12:17
· 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld
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