Shekel | Torah Math

27 Oct

Soldier’s Donation to the Temple

When the Jewish people returned from the war with Midian they took a large amount of gold as spoils of war. There were a total of 12,000 soldiers who were each given an equal share of the gold. (Bamidbar...
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25 Dec

How much was a donation to the Bais Hamikdash in US Dollars?

In parshas Terumah (Shemos 24:2) Each Jew was commanded to give one half shekel to the Bais Hamikdash (Holy Temple) each year. The Chazon Ish calculates that a shekel was 16 grams (.51 troy oz.) of silver [Yoreh De’ah 182:19)]....
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8 Dec

Shemen HaMishcha (Oil of Anointing)

Moshe (Moses) was commanded to make Shemen HaMishcha (oil of anointing). It required one measure of myrrh (weighing as much as 500 shekel), two measures of cinnamon (each weighing as much as 250 shekel), one measure of fragrant cane (weighing...
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