by Rabbi Yaacov Haber | Feb 28, 2014 | Parashat Shekalim, Daled Parshiot, Ki Tisa, Vayakhel, Pekudei
God instructs Moshe that when he takes the census of the Israelites, they must be numbered indirectly: every man will give half a shekel, and the money thus collected will be counted. This is so that no plague will break out among them (Exod. 30: 11-13). Rashi...