In gratitude to US President Donald
Trump for recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Jerusalem, the nascent
Sanhedrin and the Mikdash (Temple) Educational Center are minting a replica of
the silver half-shekel Biblically mandated to be donated by every Jewish male
to the Temple.
The rich shall
not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when
they give the offering of Hashem, to make atonement for your souls.” Exodus 30:15
Rabbi Hillel Weiss, Chairman of the
Mikdash & Tsion Association that initiates the Temple reenactments and
represents all the Temple movements, explained that the initial motivation for
the putting the image of the US president on the coin was in gratitude for his
support of Israel.
(The image below is a proposed design. The actual coin may be slightly different).
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| Trump-Cyrus Silver half-shekel (Image courtesy Mordechai Persoff) |
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| Silver half-shekel (Image courtesy Mordechai Persoff) |
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