Community and Sacred Giving

ויקהל ופ' שקלים.

“Vayakhel and the section of Shekalim.”

The Sefat Emet introduces his teaching by linking the opening of Parashat Vayakhel with the special reading of Parashat Shekalim, suggesting that their themes illuminate one another.

Summary: The Sefat Emet begins by drawing a connection between the communal gathering in Vayakhel and the communal offering expressed in Shekalim.