Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim Siman 685

Siman 685

Presented here for study, not as a practical ruling. The Shulchan Aruch rules by Sephardi custom, the Rema's glosses by Ashkenazi custom, and the Kitzur follows Ashkenazi custom. For a practical question, ask your rabbi.

א רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר הַסָמוּךְ לְנִיסָן שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת, קוֹרִין פָּרָשַׁת שְׁקָלִים שֶׁהִיא כִּי תִשָּׂא, עַד וִעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת, וּמַפְטִיר: וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹיָדָע; וּמוֹצִיאִין שְׁלֹשָׁה סְפָרִים: בְּאַחַת קוֹרֵא פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ, וּבַשֵּׁנִי שֶׁל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ, וּבַשְּׁלִישִׁי קוֹרֵא מַפְטִיר בְּפָרָשַׁת שְׁקָלִים.
1 On the New Moon of the Adar nearest to Nisan which falls out on the Sabbath, we read the Portion of Shekalim, which is "When you shall take..." [Exodus 30:11–12] until "You shall make a copper Washstand..." [Exodus 30:17–18], and the haftarah is "And Yehoyada cut a treaty..." [II Kings 11:17–12:17]. We take out three [Torah] scrolls — in one [the Reader] reads the weekly portion, in the second that of the New Moon, and in the third he reads the maftir of the Portion of Shekalim.
ב בְּשַׁבָּת שְׁנִיָּה מוֹצִיאִין שְׁנֵי סְפָרִים; בְּאֶחָד קוֹרֵא פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ, וּבַשֵּׁנִי קוֹרֵא: זָכוֹר אֶת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְךָ עֲמָלֵק, וּמַפְטִיר: פָּקַדְתִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה עֲמָלֵק.
2 On the second Sabbath we take out two [Torah] scrolls — in one [the Reader] reads the weekly portion, and in the second he reads "Remember what Amalek did to you..." [Deuteronomy 25:17–19], and the haftarah is "I took account of what Amalek did to you..." [I Samuel 15:1–34].
ג בְּשַׁבָּת שְׁלִישִׁית, שֶׁהוּא ט"ו בְּאֲדָר, מַפְסִיקִין; וּבְשַׁבָּת ד' שֶׁהִיא כ"ב לְאֲדָר מוֹצִיאִין שְׁנֵי סְפָרִים; בְּאֶחָד קוֹרֵא בְּפָרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ, וּבַשֵּׁנִי קוֹרֵא פָּרָשַׁת פָּרָה, וּמַפְטִיר: וְזָרַקְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם מַיִם טְהוֹרִים וְעַיֵּן לְעֵיל סי' קל"ז סָעִיף ה'.
3 On the third Sabbath, which is the fifteenth of Adar, we skip, and on the fourth Sabbath which is the twenty-second of Adar we take out two [Torah] scrolls — in one [the Reader] reads the weekly portion, and in the second he reads the Portion of the [Red] Heifer [Numbers 19:1–22], and the haftarah is "I shall sprinkle upon you pure waters..." [Ezekiel 36:13–36]. (And see above Section 137 Paragraph 5.)
ד בְּשַׁבָּת חֲמִישִׁי, שֶׁהוּא כ"ט בַּאֲדָר, מוֹצִיאִין ב' סְפָרִים: בְּאֶחָד קוֹרֵא פָּרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ, וּבַשֵּׁנִי: הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה לָכֶם, וּמַפְטִיר: בָּרִאשׁוֹן בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ.
4 On the fifth Sabbath, which is the twenty-ninth of Adar, we take out two [Torah] scrolls — in one [the Reader] reads the weekly portion, and in the second he reads "This month shall be for you..." [Exodus 12:1–20] and the haftarah is "In the first [month], on the first of the month..." [Ezekiel 45:18–46:15]
ה חָל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר הַסָמוּךְ לְנִיסָן בְּתּוֹךְ יְמֵי הַשָּׁבוּעַ, וַאֲפִלּוּ בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, מַקְדִּימִין לִקְרוֹת פָּרָשַׁת שְׁקָלִים בְּשַׁבָּת שֶׁלְּפָנָיו, וּמַפְסִיקִין בַּשְּׁנִיָּה כְּדֵי שֶׁתְּהֵא פָּרָשַׁת זָכוֹר בַּשַּׁבָּת הַסְמוּכָה לְפוּרִים מִלְּפָנֶיהָ; וְאִם חָל פּוּרִים בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, מַקְדִּימִים לִקְרוֹת פָּרָשַׁת זָכוֹר בְּשַׁבָּת שֶׁלְּפָנָיו.
5 [Alternatively,] if the New Moon of the Adar nearest to Nisan falls out during the week, even on the Sabbath Eve — we move up the reading of the Portion of Shekalim to the Sabbath before it, and we skip the second [Sabbath] in order that the Portion of Remembrance should be on the Sabbath most closely preceding Purim. [Even] if Purim falls out on the Sabbath Eve, we move up the reading of the Portion of Remembrance to the Sabbath before it.
ו הַיָּמִים שֶׁרָאוּי לִקְבֹּעַ בָּהֶם רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר, זבד"ו; וְסִימָן לְשַׁבְּתוֹת הַהַפְסָקָה, זט"ו ב"ו ד"ד ובי"ו, כְּלוֹמַר: כְּשֶׁחָל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ בְּשַׁבָּת מַפְסִיקִין בַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂר בּוֹ, וְסִימָן זט"ו; וּכְשֶׁחָל בְּיוֹם ב' מַפְסִיקִין בְּו' בּוֹ, וְסִימָן ב"ו; וּכְשֶׁחָל בְּיוֹם ד' מַפְסִיקִין בְּד' בּוֹ, וְסִימָן ד"ד; וּכְשֶׁחָל בְּיוֹם ו' מַפְסִיקִין בִּשְׁתֵּי שַׁבָּתוֹת ב' בּוֹ וְי"ו בּוֹ, וְסִימָן ובי"ו.
6 The days [of the week] on which the New Moon of Adar might be fixed are: 7, 2, 4, 6. The mnemonic for the Sabbaths which are skipped is: 7-15, 2-6, 4-4, 6-2-16. This means: when the New Moon falls out on the Sabbath [i.e. the seventh day of the week], we skip the fifteenth of [Adar], and the mnemonic is 7-15; when it falls out on the second [day of the week], we skip the sixth [of Adar], and the mnemonic is 2-6; when it falls out on the fourth [day of the week], we skip the fourth of [Adar], and the mnemonic is 4-4; when it falls out on the sixth [day of the week], we skip two Sabbaths, the second and sixteenth [of Adar], and the mnemonic is 6-2-16.
ז יֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים שֶׁפָּרָשַׁת זָכוֹר וּפָרָשַׁת פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה חַיָּבִים לְקָרְאָם מִדְּאוֹרַיְתָא, לְפִיכָךְ בְּנֵי הַיִּשּׁוּבִים שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם מִנְיָן צְרִיכִים לָבֹא לְמָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ מִנְיָן בַּשַּׁבָּתוֹת הַלָּלוּ כְּדֵי לִשְׁמֹעַ פָּרָשִׁיּוֹת אֵלּוּ שֶׁהֵם מִדְּאוֹרַיְתָא. הַגָּה: וְאִם אִי אֶפְשָׁר לָהֶם לָבֹא, מִכָּל מָקוֹם יִזָּהֲרוּ לִקְרוֹתָם בִּנְגִינָתָם וּבְטַעֲמָם (מָצָא כָּתוּב).
7 There are those who say that the Portion of Remembrance and the Portion of the Red Heifer are Biblically obligated to be read. Therefore, residents of settlements which do not have a [prayer] quorum need to come to a place where there is a quorum on those Sabbaths, in order to hear these portions, which are Biblically [mandated]. Rema: If it is not possible for them to come, in any case they should take care to read them with their tune and cantillation (found written [in manuscripts]).
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