## Kitzur Shulchan Arukh Siman 140

###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 140:1
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שַׁבָּת שֶׁלִּפְנֵי רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר הַסָּמוּךְ לְנִיסָן, הִיא שַׁבָּת פָּרָשַׁת שְׁקָלִים. וְאִם חָל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ בַּשַׁבָּת, אֲזַי הִיא שַׁבָּת שְׁקָלִים. וּמוֹצִיאִין שְׁלֹשָׁה סִפְרֵי תוֹרָה, בָּרִאשׁוֹן קוֹרִין שִׁשָּׁה בְּפָרָשַׁת הַשָּׁבוּעַ. בַּשֵּׁנִי, קוֹרִין לַשְׁבִיעִי בְּשֶׁל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ, וּמַתְחִילִין וּבְיוֹם הַשַׁבָּת, וְאוֹמְרִים חֲצִי קַדִּישׁ (עַיֵן לְעֵיל סִימָן עח סָעִיף א וְסִימָן עט סָעִיף א). וּבַשְּׁלִישִׁי, קוֹרִין מַפְטִיר בְּפָרָשַׁת שְׁקָלִים, וּמַפְטִירִין הַפְטָרַת שְׁקָלִים. אִם טָעוּ וְהִתְחִילוּ לִקְרוֹת תְּחִלָּה בְּפָרָשַת שְׁקָלִים, גּוֹמְרִים, וְהַמַּפְטִיר קוֹרֵא בְּשֶׁל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ, וּמַפְטִיר גַּם כֵּן הַפְטָרַת שַׁבָּת וְרֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
The Shabbos before *Rosh Chodesh Adar* that is closest to the month of *Nisan*, is [called] Shabbos, *Parashas Shekalim*. If *Rosh Chodesh* occurs on Shabbos, then that Shabbos is *Parashas Shekalim*. We take out three *sifrei Torah*. We call six persons to the first *seifer Torah*, for the reading of the weekly portion. In the second *seifer Torah* we call a seventh person for the reading of *Rosh Chodesh*, beginning with *Uve'yom haShabbos*. Then *half-kaddish* is said¹ is placed next to the second one when the *half-kaddish* is said. (*Mishnah Berurah* 685:5) (see Chaper 78:1 and 79:1 above). In the third *seifer Torah* we read the *Maftir* of *Parashas Shekalim*, [Exodus 30:11–16], and the *Haftarah* of *Parashas Shekalim* is read. If by mistake they began to read the section of *Parashas Shekalim* first, they should finish reading it,² as well. (*Ibid*) and for *Maftir* they should read the section of *Rosh Chodesh*, and the *Haftarah*, too, is that of Shabbos *Rosh Chodesh*.

footnotes:
¹ The third seifer Torah
² This ruling applies to Shabbos, Parashas Hachodesh


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 140:2
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שַׁבָּת שֶׁלִפְנֵי פּוּרִים הוּא שַׁבָּת פָּרָשַׁת זָכוֹר. וְהַשַׁבָּת שֶׁלִּפְנֵי רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ נִיסָן, הִיא שַׁבָּת פָּרָשַׁת הַחֹדֶשׁ. וְאִם חָל רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ בַּשַׁבָּת, אָז הִיא פָּרָשַׁת הַחֹדֶשׁ, וְדִינָהּ כְּמוֹ רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר שֶׁחָל בַּשַׁבָּת. וְהַשַׁבָּת שֶׁלִּפְנֵי פָּרָשַׁת הַחֹדֶשׁ, הִיא שַׁבָּת פָּרָשַׁת פָּרָה.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
The Shabbos before *Purim* is [called] Shabbos, *Parashas Zachor*. The Shabbos before *Rosh Chodesh Nisan* is Shabbos, *Parashas Hachodesh*. If *Rosh Chodesh Nisan* occurs on Shabbos, then that Shabbos is *Parashas Hachodesh*, and it is governed by the same *Halachos* as apply when *Rosh Chodesh Adar* occurs on Shabbos. The Shabbos before *Parashas Hachodesh* is Shabbos, *Parashas Parah*.


###### Kitzur Shulchan Arukh 140:3
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יֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים, כִּי פָּרָשַׁת זָכוֹר וּפָרָשַׁת פָּרָה, חַיָבִים לִקְרוֹתָן מִדְּאוֹרַיְתָא, וְאֵין קוֹרִין בָּהֶם קָטֹן לַמַּפְטִיר. וּבְנֵי הַיִשׁוּבִים שֶאֵין לָהֶם מִנְיָן, צְרִיכִין שֶׁיָבוֹאוּ לְמָקוֹם שֶׁיֵשׁ בּוֹ מִנְיָן. וְאִם אִי אֶפְשָׁר לָהֶם, לְכָל הַפָּחוֹת יִקְרְאוּ אוֹתָן בִּנְגִינוֹת כָּרָאוּי.

**Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, trans. Rabbi Avrohom Davis, Metsudah Pub., 1996:**
Some authorities maintain that *Parashas Zachor* and *Parashas Parah*³ agree that the obligation to read *Parashas Parah* is not ordained by Scriptural law. (*Ibid* 685:15) are obligated to be read, according to Scriptural law, and a minor should not be called for the *maftir* [reading of those *parshiyos*]. People living in villages who have no *minyan*⁴. (*Ibid* 685:16) are required to go to a place where there is a *minyan*. If that is impossible, they should at least read these [special portions] with the proper cantillation chant.

footnotes:
³ Many of the later Poskim
⁴ This applies even if they have a seifer Torah