Venue: Yeshivat Sha'alvim Yeshivat Sha'alvim

Gemara:

Shekalim 

Holidays:

Nissan 

Parsha:

Ki Tisa 

Description

What is the purpose of giving a Machatzit HaShekel? We focus on a variety of questions in Rishonim and Acharonim to better understand this Mitzvah, with a particular emphasis on Rambam's approach. One correction from the end: The Torah does explicitly state in our Parsha that the money is used for the Mishkan.