Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 11720 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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 7957
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 11717 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7958
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 11718 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7959
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 11719 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7960
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 11720 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7961
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 11721 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7962
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 11722 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7963
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 11723 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7964
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 11724 |
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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