Questions tagged [tractate-shekalim]
A Mishnaic tractate dealing with the annual tax collected for maintenance of the Holy Temple and its services, as well related subjects.
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Who were the virgins in mishnah shekalim
Who were the virgins in Mishnah Shekalim 8:5 who sowed the veil? There are other mentions in 2 Maccabees about virgins.
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What determines a "majority of travelers"?
In Mas. Sh'kalim, 20A, the gemara discusses whether one can consume meat or cheese that he finds in a public space. One reason to allow it is because "רוב מהלכי דרכים" most of the travelers ...
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Exact distances and sizes in the Mishna
In many locations in the Mishna, it is mentioned what should be done if something has an exact measurement. For instance in Shekalim:
Coins which were found between the [chest inscribed] “shekels” ...
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Lent half a shekel to a kohen, or gave as a present?
In Masechet Shekalim (1:6)
וְאֵלּוּ שֶׁחַיָּבִין בַּקָּלְבּוֹן, לְוִיִּם וְיִשְׂרְאֵלִים וְגֵרִים וַעֲבָדִים מְשֻׁחְרָרִים, אֲבָל לֹא כֹּהֲנִים וְנָשִׁים וַעֲבָדִים וּקְטַנִּים. הַשּׁוֹקֵל עַל יְדֵי ...
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Found animals in Y'rushalayim going straight to the Mikdash without waiting for the owner?
If one finds an animal (of certain species) in or around Y'rushalayim [when the Beis Hamikdash is up and running] one can assume it was destined to be brought as a karban and give it to the custodians ...
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Kalbon for zeicher lemachatzis hashekel
To remember the machatzis hashekel, the custom is to give three half denomination coins to tzedakah around Purim time. In places like the US where half denomination coins take some work to get, a ...
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Why is Shekalim in Moed?
Maseches Shekalim is the fourth Masechta in Seder Moed. While it opens up with the fact that the Beis HaMikdash treasurers would collect the Shekalim every Adar, the rest of the Masechta talks about ...
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Tractate Shekalim and Daf Yomi [duplicate]
Tractate Shekalim is the only tractate of Yerushalmi included in the Daf Yomi cycle.
I assume this is because it was the only lonesome tractate of Seder Moed which did not have Bavli on it, so to ...
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Weapon used to punish sleeping mikdash guards
The very start of mishnayos maseches Midos mentions that the l'viyim guarded the bes hamikdash in various locations, and that, if the captain of the guards caught a guard asleep on the job, he'd hit ...
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Are there any good commentaries on Yerushalmi?
There is no Rashi on Yerushalmi (Shekalim specifically), and (I find that) the Gemara doesn't really explain itself as well as Bavli.
What are good free (hebrewbooks.org) running commentaries on ...
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How does Ezra's decree prove Hefker Beith Din Hefker?
The Gemara in Shekalim 3a seeks to prove the concept of Hefker Beith Din Hefker. To that end, it cites the incident in which Ezra decreed that anyone who refused to gather in Jerusalem would forfeit ...
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Why is Maseches Shekalim in Daf Yomi [duplicate]
Why is Maseches Shekalim in Daf Yomi, its from the Yerusahlmi?
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Where can I find Shekalim (Talmud Yerushalmi) in English online?
I hadn't noticed that the Daf Yomi cycle includes masechet Shekalim, from the Talmud Yerushalmi. I've been following the cycle using a (digital) Soncino English translation of the Bavli; this set ...
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