Shabbat Shekalim 581 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 581 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4341

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Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4341 began on Friday, 16 February 0581 and ended on Saturday, 17 February 0581. 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 578 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 20Feb 20	SaturdaySat, February 21Feb 21	27 Adar I 4338
Shabbat Shekalim 579 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 12Feb 12	SaturdaySat, February 13Feb 13	29 Sh’vat 4339
Shabbat Shekalim 580 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, March 3Mar 3	SaturdaySat, March 4Mar 4	29 Adar I 4340
Shabbat Shekalim 581 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 16Feb 16	SaturdaySat, February 17Feb 17	25 Sh’vat 4341
Shabbat Shekalim 582 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 8Feb 8	SaturdaySat, February 9Feb 9	29 Sh’vat 4342
Shabbat Shekalim 583 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	29 Adar I 4343
Shabbat Shekalim 584 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 13Feb 13	SaturdaySat, February 14Feb 14	25 Sh’vat 4344
Shabbat Shekalim 585 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 4Feb 4	SaturdaySat, February 5Feb 5	27 Sh’vat 4345

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 17 February 0581 / 25 Sh’vat 4341

Torah Portion: Parashat Mishpatim · Exodus 21:1-24:18, 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 23:20-25 · 6 p’sukim
7: Exodus 23:26-24:18 · 26 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.

Books (paid links)

The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary

The Jewish Holidays
by Michael Strassfeld

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