Who is Athaliah? And Adar stuff

[Reuven Chaim Klein]

In the Ashkenazic rite, the Haftarah of Parshas Shekalim begins with the start of Joah's reign. But I just noticed that in the Sefardic rite, the Haftarah for Parshas Shekalim begins with the end of Athaliah's reign before going on to the beginning of Joash's reign. So I thought it would be appropriate to share my article about Athaliah tonight. This particular article happens to be my most widely-cited scholarly article (with 8 citations according to Google Scholar):

Ø  “Queen Athaliah: The Daughter of Ahab or Omri?,” Jewish Bible Quarterly vol. 42:1 (January 2014).

Since this week rings in the month of Adar, I figured I'd also share to more articles as a special bonus:

• A Shekel for a Sela (2022) - About שקל and סלע.
• The Beauty of Adar (2018) - About הוד and הדר.

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Kol Tuv,

Reuven Chaim Klein

Beitar Illit, Israel

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