This is once again a special Shabbat (Shabbat Shequalim), coming as it does 2 weeks before Purim, the time of the Biblical census. Each individual, regardless of circumstance, had to pay the same half Sheqel to be counted in the census. The haftorah portion discusses disbursement of the census revenue, and the need to avoid fraud by the Temple priests.
Taxes and fraud... It seems some things never change....
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