Shabbat Shekalim 198 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 198 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 3958

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Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 3958 began on Friday, 23 February 0198 and ended on Saturday, 24 February 0198. 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 195 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 20Feb 20	SaturdaySat, February 21Feb 21	25 Adar I 3955
Shabbat Shekalim 196 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 12Feb 12	SaturdaySat, February 13Feb 13	27 Sh’vat 3956
Shabbat Shekalim 197 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 3Feb 3	SaturdaySat, February 4Feb 4	29 Sh’vat 3957
Shabbat Shekalim 198 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, February 23Feb 23	SaturdaySat, February 24Feb 24	1 Adar II 3958
Shabbat Shekalim 199 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 8Feb 8	SaturdaySat, February 9Feb 9	27 Sh’vat 3959
Shabbat Shekalim 200 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	27 Adar I 3960
Shabbat Shekalim 201 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 20Feb 20	SaturdaySat, February 21Feb 21	29 Sh’vat 3961
Shabbat Shekalim 202 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 5Feb 5	SaturdaySat, February 6Feb 6	25 Sh’vat 3962

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 24 February 0198 / 1 Adar II 3958

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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The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
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