1. We tend to donate before Purim "Zecher LeMachatzit HaShekel" and we give the donation on the day of the Kriyat HaMegillah (before) and you should be careful and not say "Machatzit HaShekel" because then it is considered as a donation to the Bet HaMikdash and it is owned by G-d, therefore we say "Zecher..." The amount given is 9 grams of pure silver in the market today and it is good to give the amount in coins (today it is $12 and if we had $4 coins, the best way to donate would be through 3 $4 coins). Paper money or pure silver is also acceptable.
2. Women also tend to donate "Zecher LeMachatzit HaShekel." Its suggested to give money to kids above the age of 13 to donate also. Its recommended to donate the money to institutional of Torah or Yeshivot because the limud Torah is the replacement of Korbanot today which the Machatzit HaShekel was given for in the times of the Bet HaMikdash as it says "Lehaper Al Nafshotechem." And the one who tends to give Ma'aser from his profits, he is not allowed to take $12 of the Ma'aser (10%) of his profits that he donates. If you regularly give Ma'aser [10% of your profits to be donated] and have given 3 times already and it has become a custom then you cannot take $12 of the Ma'aser to give as Zecher LeMachatzit HaShekel [because that 10% is already for something else and cannot be touched]. However, if it is difficult for him to give both Ma'aser and Zecher LeMachatzit HaShekel, then when separating the Ma'aser (10%) from the profits, he says "Bli Neder" that lets him give Zecher LeMachatzit HaShekel from the Ma'aser.
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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