Commemoration of the Half-Shekel
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Question
Hello, In the mitzvah of commemorating the half-shekel given on the Fast of Esther, should one give approximately 28-33 shekels per person, or just a half-shekel coin?
Answer
Hello and happy Purim
The custom among Ashkenazim is to give 3 half-shekel coins, each place according to the coins available there, and in Israel nowadays, these are 3 half-shekel coins.
The custom among Sephardim is to give the value of the half-shekel that the Israelites gave when the Temple existed, and this year it is approximately 30 shekels.