Shabbat Shekalim 803 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4563

Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4563 began on and ended 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Shabbat Shekalim 800
Parashat Pekudei
29 Adar I 4560
Shabbat Shekalim 801
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 4561
Shabbat Shekalim 802
Parashat Mishpatim
29 Sh’vat 4562
Shabbat Shekalim 803
Parashat Pekudei
29 Adar I 4563
Shabbat Shekalim 804
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 4564
Shabbat Shekalim 805
Parashat Mishpatim
27 Sh’vat 4565
Shabbat Shekalim 806
Parashat Vayakhel
29 Adar I 4566
Shabbat Shekalim 807
Parashat Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat 4567

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים

Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38, 30:11-16

  1. 1: Exodus 38:21-39:1 · 12 p’sukim
  2. 2: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
  3. 3: Exodus 39:22-32 · 11 p’sukim
  4. 4: Exodus 39:33-43 · 11 p’sukim
  5. 5: Exodus 40:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
  6. 6: Exodus 40:17-27 · 11 p’sukim
  7. 7: Exodus 40:28-38 · 11 p’sukim
  8. 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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