Reeh 15:10 · unit 3
TT #305 · Parashas Reeh · Sixth Aliyah · Passuk 15:10
The Complete Passuk
נָת֤וֹן תִּתֵּן֙ ל֔וֹ וְלֹא־יֵרַ֥ע לְבָבְךָ֖ בְּתִתְּךָ֣ ל֑וֹ כִּ֞י בִּגְלַ֣ל ׀ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֗ה יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכׇֽל־מַעֲשֶׂ֔ךָ וּבְכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃
You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing Hashem your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you put your hand to.
Chabad.org — 15:10
Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Shekalim .
Sefaria — Shekalim
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
תִּתֵּן לוֹ – בֵּינְךָ לְבֵינוֹ, מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ לִשְׁכַּת חֲשָׁאִים הָיְתָה בַּמִּקְדָּשׁ.
English: "You shall give him" — between you and him; from here they said that there was a Chamber of Secrets in the Temple.
On the daf / in context: The ideal form of charity is anonymous, so that neither donor nor recipient is publicly identified.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Shekalim) — the ideal of secret charity.
What Is Learned
Charity is best given privately; the Temple maintained a Chamber of Secrets for this purpose.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah: Shekalim. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.