Shabbat Shekalim 649 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 649 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4409

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4409 began on Friday, 16 February 0649 and ended on Saturday, 17 February 0649. 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 646 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 20Feb 20	SaturdaySat, February 21Feb 21	27 Adar I 4406
Shabbat Shekalim 647 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 12Feb 12	SaturdaySat, February 13Feb 13	29 Sh’vat 4407
Shabbat Shekalim 648 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, March 3Mar 3	SaturdaySat, March 4Mar 4	1 Adar II 4408
Shabbat Shekalim 649 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 16Feb 16	SaturdaySat, February 17Feb 17	27 Sh’vat 4409
Shabbat Shekalim 650 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 8Feb 8	SaturdaySat, February 9Feb 9	29 Sh’vat 4410
Shabbat Shekalim 651 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	29 Adar I 4411
Shabbat Shekalim 652 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 13Feb 13	SaturdaySat, February 14Feb 14	25 Sh’vat 4412
Shabbat Shekalim 653 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 4Feb 4	SaturdaySat, February 5Feb 5	29 Sh’vat 4413

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 17 February 0649 / 27 Sh’vat 4409

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.

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The Jewish Holidays
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