Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4628 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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Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
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Shabbat Shekalim 865
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4625 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 866
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4626 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 867
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4627 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 868
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4628 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 869
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4629 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 870
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4630 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 871
Parashat Pekudei |
29 Adar I 4631 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 872
Parashat Mishpatim |
25 Sh’vat 4632 |
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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