Ramban on Ki Tisa - The Holy Half Shekel
Rabbi Ezra Bick
What is the "Holy Shekel" mentioned by the Torah? Is it a known monetary unit, or has Moshe invented it? If it is known, why is it described, and if it is new, why is it not clarified? What is "holy" about the half-shekel? Is the shekel intrinsically holy, or does the holiness refer to its potential to be elevated to a holy status?
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