Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍
Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5785 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on . This corresponds to Parashat Terumah.
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
| Holiday | Starts | Ends | Hebrew Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Shekalim 2021
Parashat Mishpatim |
1 Adar 5781 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2022
Parashat Vayakhel |
25 Adar I 5782 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2023
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5783 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2024
Parashat Vayakhel |
29 Adar I 5784 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2025
Parashat Terumah |
1 Adar 5785 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2026
Parashat Mishpatim |
27 Sh’vat 5786 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2027
Parashat Vayakhel |
27 Adar I 5787 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2028
Parashat Mishpatim |
29 Sh’vat 5788 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
- maf: Exodus 30:11-30:16 · 6 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17 · 21 p’sukim
Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
- 7: Numbers 28:9-28:15 · 7 p’sukim
- maf: Exodus 30:11-30:16 · 6 p’sukim
Haftarah for Ashkenazim: II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
Haftarah for Sephardim: II Kings 11:17-12:17 · 21 p’sukim
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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