Shabbat Shekalim 296 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 296 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4056

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4056 began on Friday, 21 February 0296 and ended on Saturday, 22 February 0296. This corresponds to Parashat Terumah.

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 293 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 17Feb 17	SaturdaySat, February 18Feb 18	25 Adar I 4053
Shabbat Shekalim 294 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 9Feb 9	SaturdaySat, February 10Feb 10	27 Sh’vat 4054
Shabbat Shekalim 295 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 1Mar 1	SaturdaySat, March 2Mar 2	29 Adar I 4055
Shabbat Shekalim 296 Parashat Terumah	FridayFri, February 21Feb 21	SaturdaySat, February 22Feb 22	1 Adar 4056
Shabbat Shekalim 297 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 5Feb 5	SaturdaySat, February 6Feb 6	27 Sh’vat 4057
Shabbat Shekalim 298 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 25Feb 25	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	27 Adar I 4058
Shabbat Shekalim 299 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 17Feb 17	SaturdaySat, February 18Feb 18	29 Sh’vat 4059
Shabbat Shekalim 300 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 2Feb 2	SaturdaySat, February 3Feb 3	25 Sh’vat 4060

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 22 February 0296 / 1 Adar 4056

Torah Portion: Parashat Terumah · Exodus 25:1-27:19; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16

1: Exodus 25:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
2: Exodus 25:17-30 · 14 p’sukim
3: Exodus 25:31-26:14 · 24 p’sukim
4: Exodus 26:15-30 · 16 p’sukim
5: Exodus 26:31-37 · 7 p’sukim
6: Exodus 27:1-19 · 19 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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