Shabbat Shekalim 1240 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 1240 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 5000

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 5000 began on Friday, 2 March 1240 and ended on Saturday, 3 March 1240. This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei.

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 1237 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	25 Adar I 4997
Shabbat Shekalim 1238 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 19Feb 19	SaturdaySat, February 20Feb 20	27 Sh’vat 4998
Shabbat Shekalim 1239 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 11Feb 11	SaturdaySat, February 12Feb 12	29 Sh’vat 4999
Shabbat Shekalim 1240 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, March 2Mar 2	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	1 Adar II 5000
Shabbat Shekalim 1241 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 15Feb 15	SaturdaySat, February 16Feb 16	27 Sh’vat 5001
Shabbat Shekalim 1242 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 7Feb 7	SaturdaySat, February 8Feb 8	29 Sh’vat 5002
Shabbat Shekalim 1243 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	29 Adar I 5003
Shabbat Shekalim 1244 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 12Feb 12	SaturdaySat, February 13Feb 13	25 Sh’vat 5004

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 3 March 1240 / 1 Adar II 5000

Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16

1: Exodus 38:21-39:1 · 12 p’sukim
2: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
3: Exodus 39:22-32 · 11 p’sukim
4: Exodus 39:33-43 · 11 p’sukim
5: Exodus 40:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
6: Exodus 40:17-38 · 22 p’sukim
7*: Numbers 28:9-15 · 7 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)
maf*: Exodus 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Ashkenazim*: II Kings 12:1-17 · 17 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

Haftarah for Sephardim*: II Kings 11:17-12:17 · 21 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh)

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.

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