II. Mahassit Hashekel - It is customary to give a half-shekel or half-dollar to charity for each familymember before or on Purim, in commemoration of the missvah of mahassit hashekel.
If we look at the word Mahassit, ח צ י ת tמ the middle letter is a sadik (צ), representing Sedaka. Should we give Sedaka, this will warrant us life. How do we know? The two closer letters surrounding the letter sadik (the inner two letters) are het (ח) and yud (י), which spell hai (life). However, if has ve'Shalom, one makes himself far from Sedaka, hay may be bringing the opposite upon himself. We learn this because the outer two letters which are farthest from the middle sadik representing Sedaka are mem (מ) and taf (ת), which spell met (dead). Be'Ezrat HaShem in the zekhut of giving Sedaka, may HaKadosh Barukh Hu protect as all and guarantee us long lives of every berakha from Shamayim!!
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