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The ‘half’ shekel answers: perfect Emunah obligates us to believe, despite these seeming difficulties, knowing that we only merit - in this world - to see ‘half the picture’.
Why, then, ask the parshanim, were they commanded to give a half shekel, and not a whole shekel? Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch answers, by first extolling those who made this contribution, noting ...
“This half-shekel tax for the sanctuary, mentioned in the Book of Exodus (30:13–15), required every male to pay half a shekel to the Holy Temple once a year,” said Dvira.
This week’s Torah portion, Ki Tissa begins with the threat of a plague. God orders a census to be taken, and then says that we must use a half shekel to be counted in order that “no plague may ...
A rare half-shekel silver coin, minted by Jewish rebels nearly 2,000 years ago during the Great Revolt against Roman rule, was recently found during excavations in Jerusalem, the Israel ...
We are ten days into this Tractate and if I have learned anything, it is that the upkeep of the Temple was a community affair. Each man over twenty contributed a half-shekel to the community fund ...
Rare Great Revolt-Era Half-Shekel Found in Judean Desert. By. Yori Yalon - 8 Av 5783 – July 26, 2023. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...
A rare half-shekel silver coin from the first year of the First Jewish Revolt against the Romans about two millennia ago has been discovered in the Judean Desert. The rare coin, ...
An 8-year-old Israeli girl found a half-shekel in the West Bank that archaeologists say was used to pay taxes at the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
A rare half-shekel coin minted around 2,000 years ago was discovered during an excavation in Jerusalem, researchers said. Photo from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Recent excavations in ...
Archaeologist Eli Shukron describes the "half-shekel" weight from the First Temple period discovered in the Emek Tzurim sifting project in Jerusalem.
A 2,000-year-old silver half-shekel bearing the Hebrew inscription “Holy Jerusalem” has been discovered in the Judean desert, the Israel Antiquities Authority revealed.