Parshat Shekalim

Exodus 30:11-16

The Torah reading of the Shabbat that falls on or before Adar is supplemented with G‑d's commandment to Moses regarding the giving of the half-shekel.

It is befitting that we look back over last year and laugh at ourselves a bit.

With Parshat Shekalim we begin the process of preparing ourselves for the holiday season. The first step in this process is quite surprising . . .

Money plays a large role in many people’s lives, but does it have any spiritual value?

On the Shabbat preceding the month of Adar we read the Torah portion of shekalim – the giving of the half shekel.

Reflections on the eternal message of parshah Mishpatim and the mitzvah of the half-shekel.

Every year on the holiday of Simchat Torah, three different portions of the Torah are read during the morning service. a) V'zot Haberacha, the last portion of the Torah; b) the holiday maftir reading, discussing the day's Temple service; c) Bereishit, ...