Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5695 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Shabbat Shekalim 1932 Parashat Vayakhel | 27 Adar I 5692 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1933 Parashat Mishpatim | 29 Sh’vat 5693 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1934 Parashat Mishpatim | 25 Sh’vat 5694 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1935 Parashat Vayakhel | 27 Adar I 5695 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1936 Parashat Mishpatim | 29 Sh’vat 5696 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1937 Parashat Mishpatim | 25 Sh’vat 5697 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1938 Parashat Vayakhel | 25 Adar I 5698 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 1939 Parashat Mishpatim | 29 Sh’vat 5699 | 
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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