Shabbat Shekalim 944 - Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar

Shabbat Shekalim 944 / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים 4704

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Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar 🕍

Shabbat Shekalim for Hebrew Year 4704 began on Friday, 28 February 0944 and ended on Saturday, 29 February 0944. This corresponds to Parashat Vayakhel.

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 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
Shabbat Shekalim 944 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 28Feb 28	SaturdaySat, February 29Feb 29	27 Adar I 4704
Shabbat Shekalim 945 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 19Feb 19	SaturdaySat, February 20Feb 20	29 Sh’vat 4705
Shabbat Shekalim 946 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 4Feb 4	SaturdaySat, February 5Feb 5	25 Sh’vat 4706
Shabbat Shekalim 947 Parashat Vayakhel	FridayFri, February 24Feb 24	SaturdaySat, February 25Feb 25	27 Adar I 4707
Shabbat Shekalim 948 Parashat Mishpatim	FridayFri, February 16Feb 16	SaturdaySat, February 17Feb 17	29 Sh’vat 4708

Tanakh

Shabbat Shekalim / שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים
Saturday, 29 February 0944 / 27 Adar I 4704

Torah Portion: Parashat Vayakhel · Exodus 35:1-38:20, 30:11-16

1: Exodus 35:1-20 · 20 p’sukim
2: Exodus 35:21-29 · 9 p’sukim
3: Exodus 35:30-36:7 · 13 p’sukim
4: Exodus 36:8-19 · 12 p’sukim
5: Exodus 36:20-37:16 · 35 p’sukim
6: Exodus 37:17-29 · 13 p’sukim
7: Exodus 38:1-20 · 20 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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