Shabbat Shekalim 2031 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 5791
Shabbat Shekalim (Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar) for Hebrew Year 5791 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .
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 |
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Shabbat Shekalim 2028 | 29 Sh'vat 5788 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2029 | 25 Sh'vat 5789 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2030 | 27 Adar I 5790 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2031 | 29 Sh'vat 5791 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2032 | 25 Sh'vat 5792 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2033 | 27 Adar I 5793 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2034 | 29 Sh'vat 5794 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2035 | 29 Adar I 5795 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2036 | 25 Sh'vat 5796 | ||
Shabbat Shekalim 2037 | 29 Sh'vat 5797 |
Tanakh
Shabbat Shekalim
/ שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Torah Portion: Exodus 21:1-24:18
- 1: Exodus 21:1-19 (19 p'sukim)
- 2: Exodus 21:20-22:3 (21 p'sukim)
- 3: Exodus 22:4-26 (23 p'sukim)
- 4: Exodus 22:27-23:5 (9 p'sukim)
- 5: Exodus 23:6-19 (14 p'sukim)
- 6: Exodus 23:20-25 (6 p'sukim)
- 7: Exodus 23:26-24:18 (26 p'sukim)
- maf: Exodus 30:11-16 (6 p'sukim)
Haftarah: II Kings 12:1 - 12:17
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary (paid link)
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- Sefaria Tanakh
- Sefaria.org
- Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures (paid link)
- Jewish Publication Society
- "Special Shabbat#Shabbat Shekalim" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
- Wikimedia Foundation Inc.