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Coin of Fire: An Elucidation of the Machtzis Hashekel (Half-Shekel)-Parshas Pekudei

By |2021-06-23T13:35:57-04:00February 23, 2022|

This is the first in a series of Shabbosos that garner a specially designated Torah reading (in addition to the standard weekly parshah). The section detailing the mitzvah of the machtzis hashekel contribution is read this week. The relevance of this particular section to the current time period is apparent from the Mishnah in Shekalim (1:1):  בְּאֶחָד בַּאֲדָר מַשְׁמִיעִין עַל הַשְּׁקָלִים. “On the first of Adar, an announcement was made [...]

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The Mikdash (Sanctuary) – A Lively Place-Parshas Vayakhel

By |2021-06-18T10:45:07-04:00February 20, 2022|

Extra Words In preparation for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), an appeal was made to B’nei Yisrael to donate the necessary materials (gold, silver, etc.) from which the portable sanctuary would be fashioned. The response was so generous and overwhelming that a call was issued to desist from any further donations. Referring to the outpouring of plenty, the passuk in this week’s parshah states: וְהַמְּלָאכָה הָיְתָה דַיָּם... וְהוֹתֵר. “And the task (of [...]

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A Cow for a Calf-Parshas Ki Sisa

By |2021-06-18T10:39:22-04:00February 13, 2022|

During the time-period corresponding (basically) to the month of Adar, four special sections are appended to the weekly Torah reading. The Mishnah lays out the order (Megillah 3:4): רֹאשׁ חֹדֶשׁ אֲדָר שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת, קוֹרִין בְּפָרָשַׁת שְׁקָלִים... בַּשְּׁנִיָּה זָכוֹר, בַּשְּׁלִישִׁית פָּרָה... בָּרְבִיעִית הַחֹדֶשׁ... “When Rosh Chodesh Adar falls out on Shabbos, we read the section of ‘Shekalim’ (featuring the giving of the half-shekel coin [in addition to [...]

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