Shabbat Shekalim 539 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 539 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4299

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4299 began on Friday, 6 February 0539 and ended on Saturday, 7 February 0539. This corresponds to Parashat Mishpatim.

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 536 Parashat Terumah	FridayFri, February 10Feb 10	SaturdaySat, February 11Feb 11	1 Adar 4296
Shabbat Shekalim 537 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 22Feb 22	SaturdaySat, February 23Feb 23	25 Adar I 4297
Shabbat Shekalim 538 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 14Feb 14	SaturdaySat, February 15Feb 15	27 Sh’vat 4298
Shabbat Shekalim 539 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 6Feb 6	SaturdaySat, February 7Feb 7	1 Adar 4299
Shabbat Shekalim 540 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 19Feb 19	SaturdaySat, February 20Feb 20	25 Adar I 4300
Shabbat Shekalim 541 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 10Feb 10	SaturdaySat, February 11Feb 11	27 Sh’vat 4301
Shabbat Shekalim 542 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 2Mar 2	SaturdaySat, March 3Mar 3	29 Adar I 4302
Shabbat Shekalim 543 Parashat Terumah	FridayFri, February 22Feb 22	SaturdaySat, February 23Feb 23	1 Adar 4303

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 7 February 0539 / 1 Adar 4299

Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16

1: Exodus 21:1-19 · 19 p’sukim
2: Exodus 21:20-22:3 · 21 p’sukim
3: Exodus 22:4-26 · 23 p’sukim
4: Exodus 22:27-23:5 · 9 p’sukim
5: Exodus 23:6-19 · 14 p’sukim
6: Exodus 23:20-24:18 · 32 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
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