articles on Sh'kalim
The Four Parshiot and their Significance
The parallel and connection between the four Parshiot, the four cups of the Seder, and the four expressions of redemption.
Partial Understanding of Half
We see all different purposes for the donation of Machatzit Hasekel. Why is a half-shekel the currency of choice for all of these various purposes?
The Four Parshiot and their Significance
The parallel and connection between the four Parshiot, the four cups of the Seder, and the four expressions of redemption.
Time control
A short idea in honor of Parashat Hachodesh
Lessons on Sh'kalim
The Half-Shekel – Then and Today
Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | 26 Shvat 5786
The Real Purpose of the Shekalim Coins
Rabbi Moshe Tzuriel | 28 Adar 1 5784
The Real Purpose of the Shekalim Coins
Rabbi Moshe Tzuriel | 28 Adar 1 5784
Machatzit Hashekel
Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Adar I 23 5782
Partial Understanding of Half
The six p’sukim of our maftir, known as Parashat Shekalim (Shemot 30:11-16), combine so many separate concepts that at first appear as referring to the same thing that it is difficult to keep things straight. At the center of it all, though, is the half-shekel coin. Let us see what it is apparently connected to.
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar I 23 5779
The Four Parshiot and their Significance
The parallel and connection between the four Parshiot, the four cups of the Seder, and the four expressions of redemption.
Rabbi David Dov Levanon | 5770
Money
Rabbi Berel Wein zt"l | 5769
