Machatzit Hashekel
DONATING A HALF A SHEKEL TO CHARITY The price of a half a shekel: It is proper to donate the
DONATING A HALF A SHEKEL TO CHARITY The price of a half a shekel: It is proper to donate the
There are four Shabbatot during and near the month of Adar in which we read special portions from a second
Severity of meat and milk: Meat and milk combined is more severe than other forbidden foods. One who consumes other
Tu Bishvat is the beginning of the year of the trees, for purposes of counting the years of Orlah and
WHAT CHANUKAH IS ABOUT The holiday of Chanukah was enacted to memorialize two miracles that occurred on Chanukah; the miracle
THE FAST OF ESTHER We rejoice more during the month of Adar. On the thirteenth of Adar we observe
Yom Kippur doesn’t atone for offenses against other people unless one appeases them. It is written, “You shall purify yourselves
The day before Yom Kippur is dedicated to repentance and atonement. Therefore a person shouldn’t waste the day. Instead, one
GOOD CONDUCT Days of repentance: All of the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are designated for repentance. Every
BLOWING THE SHOFAR It is a mitzvah from the Torah to hear the blowing of the shofar (ram’s horn) on
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