The Deeper End of the Parsha-Ki Sisa-What does Shekel HaKodesh really mean?-An exploration with Rabbi Dovid Hojda
March 5, 20211h 4m
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Show Notes
. . זֶ֣ה׀ יִתְּנ֗וּ כׇּל־הָעֹבֵר֙ עַל־הַפְּקֻדִ֔ים מַחֲצִ֥ית הַשֶּׁ֖קֶל בְּשֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ
This week's parsha speaks of a שֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ.
What does that mean?
What makes that שֶׁ֣קֶל a שֶׁ֣קֶל הַקֹּ֑דֶשׁ?
In what sense is it קֹּ֑דֶשׁ?
Even better, what makes anything קֹּ֑דֶשׁ?
Is it an inherent quality?
Or maybe it's a legal status -- and nothing more?
This is a fundamental question, with broad implications.
A 45-minute class will NOT do it justice, but we will at least try to explore the topic, through close reading of some of the basic sources.
These will include Ramban (al haTorah), Rambam (Moreh Nevuchim and Mishneh Torah), and Ibn Ezra (al haTorah).
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