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4 special parshiyos of Adar/Nissan, machlokes about kriya of Shekalim and applications in various situations

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Today's daf is sponsored by Avi Yonitzman for finishing Mashechet Shekalim. "I've now closed the gap from Berakhot to Shekalim and may we be zoche to finishing the 14th cycle together." Today's daf is sponsored for a refuah shleima to Pesha Etel bat Sara. If a man engages in intercourse with a gentile woman, a zealot can kill him if they are still engaged in the act. Rav Kahana asked Rav what punishment is given if a zealot did not kill him at the time of the act. Rav did not remember, but Rav Kahana heard a verse from Malachi 2:11 in a dream and when he recounted it to Rav, Rav remembered that the person gets karet, death by the hands of God. Rabbi Chiya bar Avuya taught that one who engages in relations with a gentile woman is as if he married an idol, as he derived from the verse Rav Kahana heard in his dream. He also brought a story about the skull of Yehoyakim that would not be buried and was subsequently burned, which he derived from a verse in Yirmiyahi 22:19. The Hasmonean court made a decree that one who engages in relations with a gentile woman could be liable for four violations. Rav Dimi and Ravin disagreed about which four. Both Rav Chisda and Rabbi Yochanan explained that even though a zealot can kill a man who engages in relations with a gentile woman, if one consults with the court about it, the court will not tell the person to kill. The person is also not permitted to kill once the couple is no longer engaged in relations. And if the man engaged in relations kills the zealot, he is not liable as the zealot is considered a rodef. The Gemara recounts the story of Pinchas killing Zimri and Cosbi and elaborates on the details provided in the Torah. Rav Acha asked Rav Sheshet is a kohen who serves while impure punished by death by the hands of God? Can the answer be found in our Mishna?  

Today's daf is sponsored by Avi Yonitzman for finishing Mashechet Shekalim. "I've now closed the gap from Berakhot to Shekalim and may we be zoche to finishing the 14th cycle together." Today's daf is sponsored for a refuah shleima to Pesha Etel bat Sara. If a man engages in intercourse with a gentile woman, a zealot can kill him if they are still engaged in the act. Rav Kahana asked Rav what punishment is given if a zealot did not kill him at the time of the act. Rav did not remember, but Rav Kahana heard a verse from Malachi 2:11 in a dream and when he recounted it to Rav, Rav remembered that the person gets karet, death by the hands of God. Rabbi Chiya bar Avuya taught that one who engages in relations with a gentile woman is as if he married an idol, as he derived from the verse Rav Kahana heard in his dream. He also brought a story about the skull of Yehoyakim that would not be buried and was subsequently burned, which he derived from a verse in Yirmiyahi 22:19. The Hasmonean court made a decree that one who engages in relations with a gentile woman could be liable for four violations. Rav Dimi and Ravin disagreed about which four. Both Rav Chisda and Rabbi Yochanan explained that even though a zealot can kill a man who engages in relations with a gentile woman, if one consults with the court about it, the court will not tell the person to kill. The person is also not permitted to kill once the couple is no longer engaged in relations. And if the man engaged in relations kills the zealot, he is not liable as the zealot is considered a rodef. The Gemara recounts the story of Pinchas killing Zimri and Cosbi and elaborates on the details provided in the Torah. Rav Acha asked Rav Sheshet is a kohen who serves while impure punished by death by the hands of God? Can the answer be found in our Mishna?  

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Parshat Terumah/Shabbat Shekalim:  Building A Sanctuary  -  English only. How important was the Tabernacle to God? How important is the Tabernacle to God? Join us as we explore this important topic that reveals the heart of the Most High!  Recorded March 1, 2025.

Shiur given by Rabbi Heshy Friedman on Parsha. Shiur given in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey NY.

Apt Inspiration on the Parsha given by Rabbi Menachem Apter. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY. Parnes Hayom: Shiur given L'Zecher Nishmas R' Moshe Reuven ben Moshe Yechezkel, Dr. Moshe Frommer. Dedicated by his son Dr. Eli Frommer and family.

Short inspirational insights into the weekly Torah portion and Jewish festivals.

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Shiur given by Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky on Parshas Shekalim in Eretz Yisroel, in the Apartment of Shalom Rudinsky.

Sponsored by Nathan Kirsh for the yahrtzeit of his beloved brother, Jerry בן ציון בן יהודה פסח הכוהן ז״ל

PERASHA SHEKALIM 5785- COMO EL MAJATZIT HASHEKEL NOS SALVO EN PURIM? by Rab Shlomo Benhamu

Parashat Shekalim. What was the source of chet haEgelپاراشا شقالیم by Rabbi Benjamin Lavian

Apt Inspiration on the Parsha given by Rabbi Menachem Apter. Shiur recorded in Yeshivas Ohr Reuven, Monsey, NY.

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This Shabbat is Shabbat Parah. It is the third of four special Shabbats begiining with Shekalim, Zachor, this week parah and then HaChodesh. Explain each Yesterday morning we were discussing the Keli Yakar - R Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz b'1550 - served as the Rabbi of Prague from 1604 to 1619 and is buried next to the Maharal who passed away ten years prior – and his comments on the Red Heifer Adinah then sent me an article by CBS news and I looked to see who else is reporting on the same. We have all seen stories of Red Heifers – apparently there is a farm in Texas … In September 2022, five red heifers were flown from the state of Texas to the land of Israel. Farm owned by a Christian who raises Red Angus looking for the Parah Adumah – Since that time, one of them has been disqualified, but the other four continue to be candidates for a red heifer sacrifice. As I discussed last week, there was 'a practice run of the purification ceremony' in 2023. But an official ceremony must be conducted before the heifers get too old to be used for such a sacrifice. So will a red heifer be sacrificed in Israel in 2024? Accordingto CBS News, a 'massive altar' has already been constructed. I was absolutely floored when I first saw that. A red heifer sacrifice would need to happen on the Mount of Olives, and the land where the sacrifice would take place is owned by Rabbi Yitshak Mamo. According to those working on the project, the ceremony of the red heifer needs to be performed on the Mount of Olives, and in a place that would have looked directly into where the Temple stood. The land directly east of the Temple Mount, purchased 12 years ago, meets both of those standards. Rabbi Yitshak Mamo owns that land on the Mount of Olives. R' Mamo is with Uvne Yerusalim, a group that preserves Israel's history and works to educate future generations. Concerning the specifics of the land, he told CBN News, 'It had to be exactly at the front of the place that the priest that made this ceremony can see the Holy of the Holy Place.' But the clock is ticking. If the heifers get too old, they will no longer qualify.

Today's daf is sponsored in memory of haRav Shmaryahu Yosef Chaim ben Yaakov Yisrael, Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l. When one finds an object in a wall, what clues are there in the placement of the object that can attest to whether it belonged to the owner or to someone from the street who left it there? If the object was placed in a part close to the house, but the house was rented to others, there is no obligation to return the object. How does this halacha fit with the Mishna in Shekalim 19 where we assume that money found on the streets of Jerusalem during the holiday season was second tithe money and not from money that may have been left there from the week before? Reish Lakish quotes Bar Kapara and explains that it refers to a room rented to three Jews. How can one explain that in light of the issue in Bava Metzia 24 where they grappled with Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar’s opinion and were unable to decide whether or not there is despair when there is a majority of Jews. There are two resolutions to this question. Rav Menashia bar Yaakov explains that there were three gentiles, not Jews. But Rav Nachman differentiates between the case that Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar was relating to and this case. Rav Nachman’s explanation of this case is consistent with another teaching of his. Raba limits the case of the teaching of Rav Nachman. Raba describes three cases where there is a combination of theft and restitution of lost property and explains what offenses the one who found lost property committed. The Mishna rules in cases where money is found in a store or in a money changer’s store. What are the guidelines for keeping the lost item? Rabbi Elazar rules about a case that was not mentioned in the Mishna. Is it possible to raise a difficulty on his ruling from the wording of the Mishna? What in the Mishna motivated him to understand the halakha in this way?

One of the minhagim we have upon us in the days preceding Purim is זכר למחצית השקל . We give money as a reminder of the machazit hashekel, the half shekel of silver that they used to give during the days of the Beit HaMikdash. The Sefer Sha'areh Moshe writes, if we understand one of the underlying meanings of machazit hashekel , it will help us with another mitzvah, משנכנס אדר מרבים בשמחה , increasing our joy during the month of Adar. Rashi writes in Parashat Ki Tisa regarding the machazit hashekel , that the Jewish people were commanded to give it initially, to be counted after the chet ha'egel . And because we aren't able to count people, they had to give a coin to be counted instead. The Sha'areh Moshe asked, if the machazit hashekel was just meant as a vehicle to be counted, why did they have to give money? They could have given something else of less value. To explain, he quoted from a piyut that many communities say during Mussaf on Shabbat Shekalim . It says there, דודי זכור לי שקלי עפרון, אשר שקל אב במכפל חברון , We ask Hashem to remember the shekalim that Avraham Avinu paid Efron when he bought the Me'arat HaMachpela from him. Somehow the machazit hashekel is connected to the shekalim that Avraham paid when he went to bury his wife Sarah. זכרה לי עד לדור אחרון -It's something we want Hashem to remember until the final generation. The Sha'areh Moshe explained, when Hashem told Moshe Rabbenu to inform the nation that He was going to rescue them from their bondage in Mitzrayim , and He gave Moshe signs to give them, the people fully believed that they were going to be freed. We could only imagine the feelings they were experiencing at that time. Being persecuted for centuries, it was finally all going to end. But then, from the moment Moshe gave them the good news, the slavery only got worse. They got their hopes up so high, only to experience even harsher suffering. After witnessing this, Moshe Rabbeinu went back to Hashem and said, למה הרעות לעם הזה - Why did you do bad to this nation? In response, Hashem bemoaned the fact that He no longer had His precious Avot, who never questioned Him, no matter how bad things may have seemed to be. As an example, He told Moshe, He promised Avraham that He would give him the entire land of Israel. And then, after he performed arguably the greatest deed in history, bringing his son up as a korban , his wife Sarah passed away, and he went to do the mitzvah of burying the dead. All he needed was a burial plot in a land that was promised to him, and he couldn't even find four amot until He had to pay an exorbitant amount of money for it – ארבע מאות שקל כסף עובר לסוחר . This was something that Hashem considered to be so precious. Avraham could have complained, he could have questioned Hashem, but instead he fully accepted whatever Hashem wanted from him. We ask Hashem to remember that until the final generation. Perhaps the machatzit hashekel is also meant to be a reminder of this great deed of Avraham, to remind us to take to heart how valuable it is to accept the way Hashem deals with us. Many people could ask questions on the way things are happening in their lives. Nobody knows the troubles that befall each individual, especially now in the dor acharon . Our greatest zechut is the emunah that we have in Hashem, that He only does good even though we can't see it. Each time a person gives himself chizuk and tells Hashem, “I trust You, even though I don't understand why this is happening. I'll continue serving You the way I'm supposed to.” His level rises to the highest heights. With this emunah, a person will find more joy and truly be able to feel simcha , especially at this glorious time of year.

Galusis painful; The Shekalim remind us, all we can do is show Hashem that we won't give up. We know He's here, and we trust that He will redeem us.

Join Geoffrey Stern and Rabbi Adam Mintz recorded on Clubhouse. By tradition, the holiday of Passover is preceded by five specially named Shabbatot. The first is called Shekalim and we discuss the meaning of this shabbat in light of both Rabbinic and New Testament texts and in the process join our forebears in preparing for the Spring awakening. Sefaria Source Sheet: www.sefaria.org/sheets/549744  Transcript on episode web page: https://madlik.com/2024/03/06/shekels-count/