Shabbat Shekalim 521 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 521 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4281

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4281 began on Friday, 21 February 0521 and ended on Saturday, 22 February 0521. 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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Dates for Shabbat Shekalim

Holiday	Starts	Ends	Hebrew Date
Shabbat Shekalim 518 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 25Feb 25	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	27 Adar I 4278
Shabbat Shekalim 519 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 17Feb 17	SaturdaySat, February 18Feb 18	1 Adar 4279
Shabbat Shekalim 520 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 2Feb 2	SaturdaySat, February 3Feb 3	27 Sh’vat 4280
Shabbat Shekalim 521 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 21Feb 21	SaturdaySat, February 22Feb 22	27 Adar I 4281
Shabbat Shekalim 522 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 13Feb 13	SaturdaySat, February 14Feb 14	29 Sh’vat 4282
Shabbat Shekalim 523 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, March 5Mar 5	SaturdaySat, March 6Mar 6	1 Adar II 4283
Shabbat Shekalim 524 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 18Feb 18	SaturdaySat, February 19Feb 19	27 Sh’vat 4284
Shabbat Shekalim 525 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 9Feb 9	SaturdaySat, February 10Feb 10	29 Sh’vat 4285

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 22 February 0521 / 27 Adar I 4281

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 30:11-16

1: Exodus 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
2: Exodus 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
3: Exodus 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim
4: Exodus 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
5: Exodus 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim
6: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
7: Exodus 38:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
maf*: Exodus 30:11-16 · 6 p’sukim
*Shabbat Shekalim

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

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
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