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Pidyon Haben in a Minute
Pidyon Haben in a Minute
Firstborn Son for Sale!
Ever since the Golden Calf debacle, all male Israelite firstborn must redeem themselves in a pidyon haben ceremony from a descendant of Aaron, a.k.a a kohen.
Pidyon Haben Texts
Preparation Tips
Preparation Tips for a Pidyon Haben
Itemized lists of to-do tasks as well as what to bring along to the pidyon haben ceremony.
All About the Five Shekels
All About the Five Shekels
 By Baruch S. Davidson
How much is five shekels in modern currency? And why does the firstborn child "cost" five silver shekels, why not ten or fifty?
Your Money or Your Life?
"Your Money or Your Life?"
 By Yossy Goldman
In the Pidyon HaBen ceremony one finds a very strange dialogue between the father and the Kohen. "Which do you prefer," asks the Kohen, "your first born son, or the five silver shekels?"
Firstborn Son
The Firstborn Son
The "Pidyon Haben"
The mitzvah of pidyon haben is to redeem the firstborn son by giving a Kohen five silver shekels when the boy becomes a month old.
The Mitzvah of Pidyon HaBen
The Mitzvah of Pidyon HaBen
 By Yehuda Leib Schapiro
This class provides a thorough understanding of the mitzvah of redeeming the firstborn son.

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