Shabbat Shekalim
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Shabbat Shekalim is a special Sabbath in the Jewish calendar on which a Torah portion about the half-shekel contribution to the Temple is read, marking the first of the four special Shabbatot before Passover.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shabbat Shekalim canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday observance
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special Shabbat ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonth |
Adar
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Adar II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Hebrew calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish holidays related to the Temple in Jerusalem
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Shabbat in Judaism ⓘ |
| commandmentSource | Torah commandment of machatzit ha-shekel ⓘ |
| commemorates |
annual census-like contribution
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collection of half-shekel tax ⓘ |
| follows | regular weekly Shabbat cycle ⓘ |
| halachicCategory | minhag Yisrael ⓘ |
| hasHaftarah | II Kings 12:1–17 ⓘ |
| hasHaftarahTheme | Temple repairs ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Sabbath of Shekels ⓘ |
| hasRitualFocus |
communal offerings
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public sacrifices ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Temple maintenance funding
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communal responsibility ⓘ half-shekel contribution ⓘ |
| hasTorahReading | Exodus 30:11–16 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Temple period in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
Mishnah Berurah
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Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isMentionedIn |
Talmud
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halachic codes ⓘ |
| isOneOf | four special Shabbatot before Passover ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalPractice |
additional Torah scroll is taken out
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special haftarah reading ⓘ special maftir reading ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of Four Parshiyot ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedIn | synagogue ⓘ |
| occursBefore | Rosh Chodesh Adar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occursOn | Shabbat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Four Parshiyot
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Jewish liturgical calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Passover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Shabbat HaChodesh
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Shabbat Parah NERFINISHED ⓘ Shabbat Zachor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| remembers | Temple service funding cycle ⓘ |
| timingRule |
Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Adar
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if Rosh Chodesh Adar is Shabbat, that Shabbat is Shabbat Shekalim ⓘ in leap years associated with Adar II ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.