Derasha 1 — Ki Sisa 30:12
Parashas Ki Sisa · Passuk 30:12
The Complete Passuk
כִּ֣י תִשָּׂ֞א אֶת־רֹ֥אשׁ בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם֒ וְנָ֨תְנ֜וּ אִ֣ישׁ כֹּ֧פֶר נַפְשׁ֛וֹ לַיהֹוָ֖ה בִּפְקֹ֣ד אֹתָ֑ם וְלֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה בָהֶ֛ם נֶ֖גֶף בִּפְקֹ֥ד אֹתָֽם׃
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Bava Basra 10b (verified).
Sefaria — Bava Basra 10b
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text — Bava Basra 10b
נוֹתְנָהּ – וְאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ לְמִי נוֹתְנָהּ, נוֹטְלָהּ – וְאֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ מִמִּי נוֹטְלָהּ.
English: One gives it and does not know to whom he gives it; one takes it and does not know from whom he takes it.
Type of Learning
Derash on the half-shekel as anonymous communal atonement.
What Is Learned
The half-shekel is given without regard to identity, securing communal atonement and preventing plague at the census.