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 | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4788923 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shabbat Shekalim Context triple: [Shabbat Zachor, seriesMembersWith, Shabbat Shekalim]
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A.
Al HaNissim
Al HaNissim is a Jewish liturgical prayer of thanksgiving recited on Hanukkah (and also on Purim), praising God for the miracles and deliverance granted to the Jewish people.
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B.
Rosh HaMemshala
Rosh HaMemshala is the Hebrew term for the Prime Minister of Israel, denoting the head of the Israeli government.
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C.
Shabbat Zachor
Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
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D.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
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E.
Musaf of Shabbat
Musaf of Shabbat is the additional Amidah service recited on Saturday mornings to commemorate the special Temple offerings and sanctity of the Jewish Sabbath.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shabbat Shekalim Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Al HaNissim
Al HaNissim is a Jewish liturgical prayer of thanksgiving recited on Hanukkah (and also on Purim), praising God for the miracles and deliverance granted to the Jewish people.
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B.
Rosh HaMemshala
Rosh HaMemshala is the Hebrew term for the Prime Minister of Israel, denoting the head of the Israeli government.
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C.
Shabbat Zachor
Shabbat Zachor is the special Sabbath immediately preceding Purim on which Jews read a Torah passage commanding the remembrance of Amalek’s attack on Israel.
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D.
Hoshana Rabbah
Hoshana Rabbah is the seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, marked by special prayers, processions with willow branches, and themes of final judgment and divine sealing.
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E.
Musaf of Shabbat
Musaf of Shabbat is the additional Amidah service recited on Saturday mornings to commemorate the special Temple offerings and sanctity of the Jewish Sabbath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish holiday observance
ⓘ
special Shabbat ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonth |
Adar
ⓘ
Adar II ⓘ
linked to:
Adar I
|
| calendarSystem | Hebrew calendar ⓘ |
| category |
Jewish holidays related to the Temple in Jerusalem
ⓘ
Shabbat in Judaism ⓘ |
| commandmentSource | Torah commandment of machatzit ha-shekel ⓘ |
| commemorates |
annual census-like contribution
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
public sacrifices ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Temple maintenance funding
ⓘ
communal responsibility ⓘ half-shekel contribution ⓘ |
| hasTorahReading | Exodus 30:11–16 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Temple period in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
Mishnah Berurah
ⓘ
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim ⓘ
linked to:
Shulchan Aruch
|
| isMentionedIn |
Talmud
ⓘ
halachic codes ⓘ |
| isOneOf | four special Shabbatot before Passover ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalPractice |
additional Torah scroll is taken out
ⓘ
special haftarah reading ⓘ special maftir reading ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of Four Parshiyot ⓘ |
| observedBy | Jews ⓘ |
| observedIn | synagogue ⓘ |
| occursBefore |
Rosh Chodesh Adar
ⓘ
linked to:
Rosh Chodesh
|
| occursOn | Shabbat ⓘ |
| partOf |
Four Parshiyot
ⓘ
linked to:
Shabbat Parah
Jewish liturgical calendar ⓘ
linked to:
Hebrew calendar
|
| precedes | Passover ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Shabbat HaChodesh
ⓘ
Shabbat Parah ⓘ Shabbat Zachor ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Shabbat Shekalim Description of subject: 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.
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