Ki Tisa: The Importance of the Machtzis Hashekel - Rabbi David Zahtz

Shabbos everyone I wanted to share just a very very short idea from the beginning of this week's Parsha when we cut the prices kisisa we always get into the discussion of the eagle azov but I wanted to speak about the very very beginning of it the posix says and the entire discussion why are we giving it as the posix says that we're giving them to be kofair for an individual for an individual who was over a hate that he has to give a massage and all on the first I'm trying to figure out such a small little amount that's all they need to give in terms of getting a capar and getting atonement from a correspark that's it Rashi even tells us even more than that Rashi says what's the word Ze this is Moshi didn't know what it was referring to suraji tells us what what happened I might be a coin a fire um like this such an interesting language and such an interesting idea maybe we can understand it based on the language that the rambam gives regarding the concept of stucca the ramam says in the 10th 10th Paragon Allah Rose bakarca anyone who gives stalker belligerently he gives it not happily he gives it out of disdain or he gives it just out of out of out of with negative a negative in uh um intentions even if he gives him a thousand a thousand gold coins he loses all of his hooks he loses all the merits Illinois person has to give it with positivity with a smile or misunderstood and he's gotta connect with him on his story empathize with him um and be able to speak with him and connected what's the rhyme I'm trying to tell the ramam is trying to tell us that when you give stuck there's got to be behind it of his lovers there's got to be a desire a rasa a will to try and connect to give it so willingly happily I want to give to you and maybe that's the concept maybe that's obviously metaphorically but that's the idea is what it's got a fiery coin what does that mean a fiery coin a coin that comes along with fire comes along with this concept of what that you really want to connect and you really want to give and maybe that's the idea that all you have to do is give him my answers to check all you have to give is such a small amount and from a correspara who you're atoned why because how do you have to give it you have to give it with the desire of true connection you have to give it with that real real intention to help another individual it's not it's not always simple to get stuck up stuck up giving money from from the hard earned money that you know we work very very hard to to give to others isn't always so simple but hopefully we can recognize the importance of sharing with others of giving to others and better Hashem with that kind of intention with that type of kavana behind the giving we should all be zoka all bizoka to be atoned from all of our sins and be able to just share in small together have a good job