Parshas Shekalim
Remember and Renew:The Four Special Sabbaths of the Year
From the Haftorah Series

Parshas Shekalim: Parshas Shekalim commemorates the Jewish people’s donations to build and maintain the Mishkan and Holy Temple, but as the Haftorah teaches us, collections did not always run smoothly. The righteous King Jehoash, the first in decades to make an earnest effort to refurbish the Temple, met with resistance both from the people and the Kohanim. Rabbi Wein depicts the king’s difficulties and solutions, and with his classic wry humor, gives a fresh perspective on the perennial Jewish institution of fundraising.