Zeh Yitnu 5737

The Alef Kabbala Group (9 February 2010) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Shabbat Parshat Mishpatim, which was Parshat Shekalim, 1977. This focuses on the theme of giving half a shekel. The half shekel is described as a single entity,a general concept, and also as half of a shekel which is made of twenty smaller units, the particular. This leads to a fascinating discussion of the theme of the 'general' and 'particular' in a number of different spiritual modes.