Machatzit HaShekel

• On Taanit Esther - the "fast of Esther," before the Mincha prayer, we give the Machatzit HaShekel to charity. A Machatzit HaShekel is half of the standard currency of that particular country.

• It is customary to give three coins, since the word Terumah (lit. an offering) is mentioned three times in the beginning of Parshat Ki Tisa (Exodus 30:11-34:35). If one did not manage to give it before Mincha, then he can give it after Mincha, or before the Megillah reading on Purim night or before the Megillah reading on Purim morning.

The Rabbi will do it with actual coins on your behalf on the Fast of Esther.
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