ויקרא כז ,ג: ְ ב ףֶסֶ כ לֶקֶ ש םיִ שִמֲח ָךְ כְרֶע הָיָהְו הָנָ ש םיִ שִ ש־ןֶ ב דַעְו הָנָ ש םיִרְׂשֶע ןֶ בִמ רָכָ זַה ָךְ כְרֶע הָיָהְוש ֶקֶל : שֶדֹּ קַה
Baal HaTurim: This passage of arachim (valuations) mentions a total of 143 shekalim (see table). This indicates that arachim are intended to atone for the 45 curses (in the preceding section) and the 98 curses in Sefer Devarim.
ONE MONTH – 5 YEARS5 SHEKELS3 SHEKELS5:35 YEARS – 20 YEARS20 SHEKELS10 SHEKELS2:120 YEARS – 60 YEARS50 SHEKELS30 SHEKELS5:360 YEARS AND OVER15 SHEKELS10 SHEKELS3:2= 90 = 53
There are two opinions in the Medrashim regarding the number of curses in this Parsha. The most-often quoted opinion is that this Parsha contains 49 curses. However, another opinion is that there are 45 curses in this Parsha. And there are 45 bulls offered on the Altar each year with the potential to counter the effect of the 45 curses. (45 bulls: 2 each Rosh Chodesh for 24; two on each of the seven days of Pesach for 14 more; two on Shavuos; one each on Rosh haShanah, Yom Kippur, and Shemini Atzeres; plus the Kohen Gadol’s bull offering on Yom Kippur; and the bull that accompanied the two Loaves of Shavuos to complete the count of forty-five bulls.)
