Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5966 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 2203
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
29 Sh’vat 5963 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2204
 Parashat Pekudei  | 
29 Adar I 5964 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2205
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
25 Sh’vat 5965 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2206
 Parashat Vayakhel  | 
27 Adar I 5966 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2207
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
29 Sh’vat 5967 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2208
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
25 Sh’vat 5968 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2209
 Parashat Vayakhel  | 
27 Adar I 5969 | ||
| Shabbat Shekalim 2210
 Parashat Mishpatim  | 
29 Sh’vat 5970 | 
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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