Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4750 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 987
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4747 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 988
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 4748 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 989
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 4749 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 990
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 4750 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 991
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4751 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 992
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 4752 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 993
Parashat Pekudei |
1 Adar II 4753 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 994
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 4754 |
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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