The Measure of Half a Shekel
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What is the measure of half a shekel?
Answer
The measure of half a shekel: Ashkenazim customarily give three half-shekel coins specifically, while Sephardim give the value of half a shekel according to the Torah, which today is approximately 20 shekels.
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