The Half a Shekel Pendant #Shek33In the book of Exodus 30: 13, the half shekel is mentioned in relation to a donation to the temple once a year by people over the age of 20. What is significant here is that it says the poor will give the same amount as the rich. We are all equal. Just because you have a little bit more means than someone else, does not mean that you are better in Gods eyes. On one side of the half shekel we see a jar of mana that God commanded us to have in the ark