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Tag Archives: Shekel

27 Oct

Soldier’s Donation to the Temple

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  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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3rd - 5th, Division, Matot, Rabbi Worch / סקסנר Gold, Midian, Shekel

25 Dec

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

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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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3rd - 5th, Decimals, Rabbi Worch / סקסנר, Shulchan Aruch, Terumah, Unit Conversion, Yoreh De’ah Bais Hamikdash (Holy Temple), Shekel, Silver, The Chazon Ish

8 Dec

Shemen HaMishcha (Oil of Anointing)

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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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1st - 2nd, Addition, Ki Tisa, Rabbi Worch / סקסנר make Shemen HaMishcha (oil of anointing), Shekel

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