17. Ki Tisa/ Shekalim 5739

This standard מחצית השקל מאמר has a typical approach with a completely novel aspect: The typical: no one is whole without another, thus we give half and the other half comes from outside of us. The atypical aspect is that we are commanded to give the “higher” half of Shekel called שקל הקדש the lower half is “only” a preliminary step. The Ma’amar demonstrates how clearly this is in the Pesukim.