Prutah

What is a shaveh prutah worth?

Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Check the current silver value of a prutah and machatzit hashekel in your chosen currency, with updated rate services and a clearer, easier-to-read display. Up-to-date halachic value of a prutah (פרוטה), and a machatzit (half) hashekel (מחצית השקל), with the latest values available in the Today screen. The prutah was a Talmudic era bronze (or copper) coin. The value was equivalent to the weight of half a barleycorn (generally accepted as 1/40th of a gram) of silver. The value of a prutah (שווה פרוטה) has halachic significance as the minimum amount acceptable to establish kiddushin (marriage) and as the minimum amount that can be given as tzedakah (charity). On erev Purim, there is a custom to give three half-denomination coins of the local currency to charity, to recall the half-shekel (machatzit hashekel) that was donated annually to the Temple treasury in the month of Adar. Sephardi practice is to give the value of three coins, each of which is worth the amount of a Torah half shekel (approximately 10 grams of silver total).

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  • 5.0
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• Updated silver-price and currency-exchange services. • Faster country switching with saved exchange rates. • Improved reliability when an internet connection is unavailable. • Corrected silver-weight conversion using troy ounces. • Larger text and clearer layout. • Visible rate-update times and service credits. • Refreshed launch screen and app icons.

Version 2.0.0

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    Information

    Seller
    Yisrael Hersch
    Size
    6.7 MB
    Category
    Lifestyle
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 16.6 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 16.6 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 13.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    Copyright © 2015 Abu Mami. All rights reserved.
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