March 1966<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen you count the heads of the children of Israel to number them, each one of them shall give a ransom for his soul \u2026 half a Shekel<\/em> \u2026 The rich shall not give more and the poor shall not give less.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n We should ask, 1) What is the meaning of the word \u201chead\u201d? 2) \u201cA ransom for his soul,\u201d what is the sin for which he must give a ransom for his soul, which is atonement? 3) Why specifically half a Shekel<\/em>, why not give something complete, meaning a whole Shekel<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n We should interpret this in ethics. There are two kinds of answers: in action, and in intention. \u201cHead\u201d means mind and knowledge, where there is the matter of intention, as it is written, \u201cA prayer without an intention is like a body without a soul.\u201d The intention belongs to the soul and the spirit, whereas the action belongs to the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is implied by the word \u201cheads\u201d of the children of Israel, a ransom for his soul.\u201d In other words, that which one sinned in the quality of the soul, meaning repentance in the intention, since this repentance applies to everyone, for man was created with a will to receive for himself, and in order to observe the Torah and Mitzvot<\/em> [commandments] in order to bestow, this is repentance that each and every one must do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In terms of the action, it can be said that he never sinned because since the day he was born he was given good upbringing and careful watch. But on the intention, there is the main choice that one must do, since on the intention there is no coercion. Only on the action can one force himself, but on the thought, meaning the intention, it is out of one\u2019s hands. Rather, this is a gift from above. It was implied about this, \u201cWere it not for the help of the Creator, he would not overcome it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n We should interpret that half means that only the act is in man\u2019s hands, and not the aim. Hence, it is implied by the \u201chalf,\u201d meaning that if a person gives half, meaning the action, the Creator will give him the other half, namely the intention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We should also understand that there is faith, which is charity, and there is Torah, which is a gift. A person must only give faith, which is charity, and this is called \u201cthe correction of creation.\u201d At that time, the Creator gives the other half, which is Torah. A gift is called \u201cthe purpose of creation,\u201d and the ransom for his soul pertains to the correction of creation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" March 1966 \u201cWhen you count the heads of the children of Israel to number them, each one of them shall […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":6246,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"topic":[26],"class_list":["post-12447","book","type-book","status-publish","hentry","topic-rabash"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n