Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 12942 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Shekalim 9179
 Parashat Vayakhel  | 
27 Adar I 12939 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 9180
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
29 Sh’vat 12940 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 9181
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
25 Sh’vat 12941 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 9182
 Parashat Vayakhel  | 
27 Adar I 12942 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 9183
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
29 Sh’vat 12943 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 9184
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
25 Sh’vat 12944 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 9185
 Parashat Vayakhel  | 
25 Adar I 12945 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 9186
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
29 Sh’vat 12946 | 
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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