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#201: Rich Jew, Poor Jew

#201: Rich Jew, Poor Jew

Divrei Emet on Parashat Terumah, Shemot/Exodus 25:3

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An Israeli gold goin, a US silver dollar, and a 1918 US copper penny

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Shemot/Exodus 25:3

וְזֹאת֙ הַתְּרוּמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר תִּקְח֖וּ מֵאִתָּ֑ם זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃

And these are the gifts that you shall accept from them: gold, silver, and copper;

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One of the repeating themes in Parashat Terumah is the trio of precious metals: gold, silver, and copper. Why are all three of these metals required to be pa…

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