Half Shekel, The

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Half Shekel, The: the half-shekel contributed annually in the days of the Beit HaMikdash and its symbolic Purim-eve equivalent today

	Fast of Esther The day the Jews battled their enemy was a day of fast and prayer. And fasting also preceded Esther's approaching Ahasuerus. We commemorate these fasts... Jewish Holidays » Purim » How-To » Pre-Purim Observances » Fast of Esther
	Shekalim 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. Jewish Holidays » Purim » How-To » Pre-Purim Observances » Shekalim
	Prep Up To Purim Remember, Fast & Give The Shabbat before Purim is Shabbat Zachor. The day before Purim if the Fast of Esther. Learn bout the significnce of these days and their associated observances. Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Holiday » Prep Up To Purim
	The Fiery Coin By Naftali Silberberg G-d took a coin of fire and showed it to Moses: "Such as this they shall give." Why did G-d need to put on a "show and tell" for Moses? Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Ki Tisa » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Messages » The Fiery Coin
	Home Starts at Charity By Naftali Silberberg With Parshat Shekalim we begin the process of preparing ourselves for the holiday season. The first step in this process is quite surprising... Parshah » Festivals & Special Readings » Shekalim » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Messages » Home Starts at Charity
	Halving the Holy Shekel Mystical insights into the higher half of love for G-d. by Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi; adapted by Yitzchak Wagshul Mystical insights into the higher half of love for G-d. Kabbalah Online » Weekly Torah » Archives » Shemot - Exodus » Ki Tisa » Chasidic Masters » Halving the Holy Shekel
	Halachah – Erev Purim By Rabbi Yosef Shusterman Halachot of Ta'anit Esther and the Half Shekel that is given to charity on this day Audio Classes » Holidays » Purim » Audio Classes » Halachot of Purim » Halachah – Erev Purim
	The Phenomenon of the “Half” By Yitschak Meir Kagan Can a mere half Shekel atone for the gravest of sins? Perhaps the answer lies in the "halfness" of the coin... Parshah » Shemot - Exodus » Ki Tisa » Parshah Columnists » A Thought for the Week » The Phenomenon of the “Half”
	Giving of "Half Coins" In commemoration of the half shekel contributed by each Jew to the Holy Temple -- and which the Talmud credits as having counteracted the 10,000 silver coins Haman gave to King Achashverosh to obtain the royal decree calling for the extermination of the ... Jewish Calendar » Adar » Adar 13 » Laws & Customs » Giving of "Half Coins"
	The Laws of Giving a Half of Shekel Machatzit HaShekel By Eliezer Wenger In commemoration of the custom in the Holy Temple to give charity towards its building, we give coins half the value of the countrie's currency once a year Jewish Practice » Miscellaneous » The Laws of Giving a Half of Shekel

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