Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 11761 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat Shekalim 7998
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 11758 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 7999
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 11759 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 8000
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 11760 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 8001
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 11761 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 8002
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 11762 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 8003
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 11763 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 8004
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 11764 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 8005
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 11765 |
Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 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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