Shabbat Shekalim 719 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 719 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4479

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4479 began on Friday, 28 February 0719 and ended on Saturday, 1 March 0719. This corresponds to Parashat Pekudei.

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 716 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 25Feb 25	SaturdaySat, February 26Feb 26	25 Adar I 4476
Shabbat Shekalim 717 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 16Feb 16	SaturdaySat, February 17Feb 17	27 Sh’vat 4477
Shabbat Shekalim 718 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 8Feb 8	SaturdaySat, February 9Feb 9	29 Sh’vat 4478
Shabbat Shekalim 719 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, March 1Mar 1	1 Adar II 4479
Shabbat Shekalim 720 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 13Feb 13	SaturdaySat, February 14Feb 14	27 Sh’vat 4480
Shabbat Shekalim 721 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 4Feb 4	SaturdaySat, February 5Feb 5	29 Sh’vat 4481
Shabbat Shekalim 722 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	29 Adar I 4482
Shabbat Shekalim 723 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 9Feb 9	SaturdaySat, February 10Feb 10	25 Sh’vat 4483

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 1 March 0719 / 1 Adar II 4479

Torah Portion: Parashat Pekudei · Exodus 38:21-40:38; Numbers 28:9-15; Exodus 30:11-16

1: Exodus 38:21-39:1 · 12 p’sukim
2: Exodus 39:2-21 · 20 p’sukim
3: Exodus 39:22-32 · 11 p’sukim
4: Exodus 39:33-43 · 11 p’sukim
5: Exodus 40:1-16 · 16 p’sukim
6: Exodus 40:17-38 · 22 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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