Shabbat Shekalim 939 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 939 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4699

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4699 began on Friday, 27 February 0939 and ended on Saturday, 28 February 0939. 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 936 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	25 Adar I 4696
Shabbat Shekalim 937 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 15Feb 15	SaturdaySat, February 16Feb 16	27 Sh’vat 4697
Shabbat Shekalim 938 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 7Feb 7	SaturdaySat, February 8Feb 8	29 Sh’vat 4698
Shabbat Shekalim 939 Parashat Pekudei	FridayFri, February 27Feb 27	SaturdaySat, February 28Feb 28	1 Adar II 4699
Shabbat Shekalim 940 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 12Feb 12	SaturdaySat, February 13Feb 13	27 Sh’vat 4700
Shabbat Shekalim 941 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, March 3Mar 3	SaturdaySat, March 4Mar 4	27 Adar I 4701
Shabbat Shekalim 942 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 23Feb 23	SaturdaySat, February 24Feb 24	29 Sh’vat 4702
Shabbat Shekalim 943 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 8Feb 8	SaturdaySat, February 9Feb 9	25 Sh’vat 4703

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim (on Rosh Chodesh) / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 28 February 0939 / 1 Adar II 4699

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
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