Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4617 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat Shekalim 854
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4614 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 855
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4615 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 856
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4616 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 857
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 4617 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 858
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4618 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 859
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4619 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 860
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 4620 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 861
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 4621 |
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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