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Shekalim 14 - April 4, 22 Nisan Apr 04, 2021

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Today's Daf is dedicated by Yechiel Berkowicz in honor of his mother's yahrzeit and in loving memory of Sara F. Berkowicz. Sara was a survivor of the Holocaust and valued Jewish education.

Nechunia was a well digger to have water for those coming to the Temple. His son died of thirst. How could this be? The gemara explains that God is very exacting with the more righteous. A similar story is told of a pious person whose daughter but the ending was different as she was saved. Does the word "gever" mean rooster or man? Can it be proven from our mishna? The family Garmu and the family Avtinas - each kept their specialty a secret - how to prepare the showbread and the incense. The rabbis were not pleased with them and tried to fire them and hire others to do it. However, they were unsuccessful and had to rehire them for double the wages. Did they pass on the secret even after the destruction? Even though the rabbis weren't pleased with them, there was something for which they were both mentioned positively - that they made sure not to arouse suspicion about using what they learned regarding the Temple for the own personal use. What was the hierarchy in the Temple regarding handling money to ensure that there was no misappropriation of funds? How would one purchase libations in the Temple? What was done to prevent deceit?

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Shekalim 13 - Shabbat and Chag, April 3, 21 Nisan Apr 02, 2021

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Rabbi Elazar said in the mishna that if one consecrates all of one's possessions and there are birds, wine and oil, they are only sanctified for their value, not they themselves. They sell to someone wanting to use them on the altar and the money is used to purchase burnt offerings. What is the source for this? A source is brought to support one reading of Rabbi Shimon that if one consecrated a female animal for a burnt offering, it would be only sanctified for its financial value. However, the gemara raises a question on that source and an alternative explanation of that verse is brought. That explanation also has a question raised against it. Prices were set each month for items needed to be bought by the temple treasury and if the price fluctuated, the temple was always favored – if prices went up, they bought at the lower price, if they went down, they bought also for the lower price. The mishna lists people who were in charge of certain jobs in the temple. Why were specifically those people mentioned? Why were certain rabbis called soferim? The organized laws in numbers to make them easier to remember/understand. The rabbis saw themselves as much less knowledgeable than those who came before them and compared themselves to the earlier rabbis as humans to angels or donkeys to people. A story is told of the donkey of Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair who starved itself for 3 days as it was unwilling to eat demai, produce that was possibly untithed. This donkey is used as a comparison to the later generations as they are not even comparable to that donkey. Pitchiya was known to have unique skills and was able to understand things that others could not, such as signals that a mute was making to tell the rabbis where they could find barley for the Omer offering in a year where there was a drought. Why was there a need for a special doctor for the priests specializing in intestinal diseases?

Shekalim 12 - April 2, 20 Nisan Apr 02, 2021

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Today's Daf is sponsored by Rabbi Moshe Schwartz "in honor of Rabbi Gershon Schwartz on his 17th Yahrtzeit by his children. Rabbi Schwartz loved studying Talmud and teaching Talmud to his many students." And for a Refuah shleima for Rivka bat Esther from her family.

One who sanctifies all one's possessions and included in that are items worthy for communal offerings (incense) or animals or other items that can be brought on the altar, like wine, oil or birds, what level of sanctity do they have? What does one do with them? The mishna brings different opinions and the gemara delves into these opinions.

Shekalim 11 - April 1, 19 Nisan Apr 01, 2021

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Study Guide Shekalim 11

What items in the Temple, if disqualified, would prevent the rituals in the Temple from being able to be performed? Why would every high priest build a new ramp to lead the red heifer to the Mount of Olives for burning? Was it because of arrogance or some other reason? To those who hold that one is not allowed to make profits with the Temple property, are there any ways that it would be permitted? What is the meaning of the term "leftover fruit" in the mishna? The Gemara brings two different interpretations and tries to fit each into the wording of the mishna. What about the overfill? Is there a difference between liquid and dry overfills? What would they do with the incense leftover from last year? How exactly does it work? What did they do with the first monies that they would use to redeem the incense?

Shekalim 10 - March 31, 18 Nisan Mar 31, 2021

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What did they purchase with the money collected from the half-shekel? What was purchased with the remainder? What was done with the money from the previous year that was leftover? What salaries were paid from the money collected? Are people allowed to donate items to the Temple or volunteer their time? In what situations is it allowed and in what situations is it problematic? Which offerings must be brought from produce of the land of Israel? Does everyone agree about this? How did they do salary payments in a way that ensured the money would no longer be sanctified? What was purchased with different items that could be leftover? Various opinions are brought. Can one invest items that were sanctified in order to try to make more money for the Temple? If certain items in the Temple are disqualified, can one offer sacrifices? What are the various opinions on this topic?

Shekalim 9 - March 30, 17 Nisan Mar 30, 2021

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Today's Daf is sponsored by Laurence A Coe "in honor of Mimi and Miki Neumann Glazak, grandchildren of Michael Neumann z"l, whose life embodied the values of Torah and who inspired me to begin Daf Yomi." And by Rabbi Claire Ginsburg Goldstein "in honor of her children Sam, Shira, and Shira's Ivan, Seth and Sarah Rose who carry on my parents, Shmuel Yudl ben Osher Zimmel haCohen z"l, and Mindl Devorah bat Shlomo z"l. My children represent my parents' legacy and values of continuing to build their Jewish homes in the Jewish community. May their Jewish journeys continue to be blessed."

The gemara discusses the measurement of a quarter-log. In that context, a situation is brought where Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi had blood of a dead animal and deemed it pure. The rabbis asked if it was because there was less than a quarter-log or is the blood of an animal always pure (and only the flesh is impure)? Different answers are given. Curly-haired people should not enter the Temple treasury as they may hide money in their curls. Various verses are brought to prove that people need to make sure not to arouse suspicion among others. How exactly did it work when they put the funds in baskets - from which baskets did they take the money? What did each of the three baskets represent? What would Rabban Gamliel do specifically? Why? How was the money taken? From which basket and when? What did the each of the three collections represent? The chapter end with a famous quote from Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair explaining how one good behavior leads to the next, etc. etc. and how one can start with zrizut and it will ultimately lead to bringing Eliyahu the Prophet. Rabbi Meir also brings a statement about what can gain someone entrance into the World to Come.

Shekalim 8 - March 29, 16 Nisan Mar 29, 2021

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Today's Daf is sponsored by Barbara Ashkenas "in honor of her wonderful husband Ron whose warm support of my learning Daf Yomi spirited me to keep learning. I thank him with my full heart!" And in memory of Rav Ronen Neuwirth z"l.

What is the date for the new year for animal tithes? There are three different opinions. The gemara explains each one. What happens with animals that are born at the very end of the year and are not yet ready to be offered as sacrifices (as they need to be eight days old) - are they part of the tithe for the outgoing or incoming year? The mishna describes how many baskets were used for the activity of terumat halishka, designating the money that was collected for purchasing the sacrifices. How were the baskets labeled? The one who goes to do this activity had strict rules regarding dress to ensure that he wasn't suspected of stealing money. The rabbis learn from this mishna the size of baskets that were mentioned in the mishna in Masechet Shabbat regarding how many baskets are allowed to be moved on Shabbat. Other measurements are discussed here as well, such as the amount of wine that one is liable for carrying if one takes it out to the public domain on Shabbat. This measurement is derived from the amount one needs to have in each of the four cups on the night of Passover. Can one drink all four cups at once? Can one drink them little by little? One must drink red wine as it is considered stronger wine. Can one drink other types of wines such as sweet wine, cooked wine, diluted wine, spiced wine - many of which could not be offered as libations on the altar?

Shekalim 7 - 1st Day of Pesach, March 28, 15 Nisan Mar 26, 2021

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A nazir brings a sin offering, burnt offering and peace offering. What happens to money that is leftover from funds set aside for the nazir? Does it depend on the order in which the animals were purchased? What about leftover bread and libations from the nazir offering? Money designated for redeeming captives or for poor people – can it be used for other things? If it is designated for an individual, can it be used for someone else? What about money collected for burying someone and they collected too much? The mishna brings three different opinions. Does it go to his heirs, left until Eliahu comes to determine, or to make a monument for the dead person. The gemara then says that tzadikim do not need monuments as their Torah is their monument. A story is told of Rabbi Yochanan who gets upset as his student Rabbi Elazar for a number of reasons, one of them being that he didn't teach things he learned from Rabbi Yochanan in his name. Rav Yaakov bar Idi convinces Rabbi Yochanan why to not be upset with Rabbi Elazar. The gemara expands upon the idea of Torah scholars living on after their death by people mentioning the Torah they taught. The chapter ends with a comment on how it is more important to do justice than to bring public sacrifices. What are the three times a year that they take money collected from the half-shekel and purchase sacrifices with it? Three opinions are brought. It is the same dates as for the animal tithes.

Shekalim 6 - Shabbat March 27, 14 Nisan Mar 26, 2021

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If one collects money over time to give for one's half shekel and by accident, one collected more than half a shekel, what is the status of the extra money? In which case do Beit Shamai and Beit Hillel disagree? How does it compare to money left over from a sin offering? What amount was given throughout the generations for the half shekel? Why did the Torah give the amount of half a shekel? The mishna discusses the extra money for various sanctified items and what is to be done with them. The gemara brings several debates regarding some of the issues in the mishna, including what happens with an animal designated for a Pesach sacrifice that was brought as a burnt offering before Pesach – is it considered a peace offering or only if it was brought as a peach offering? If it is considered a peace offering, can it become pigul if someone thinks to sprinkle the blood or do some other action at the wrong time?

Shekalim 5 - March 26, 13 Nisan Mar 26, 2021

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Today's Daf is sponsored by Mona and David Schwartz and family in honor of the 27th yahrzeit of their mother and Bubby - Mary Horowitz a"h bat Aharon Halevi & Mirel. "A woman who's home epitomized the mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim" And by Sara Berelowitz "in honor of our new grandson, son of Aliza and Ashi Harow."

Where would they set up boxes to collect the money for the shekels? Can you transfer the money into larger valued coins or other items valued at the same price? Who is responsible if something happens to the money on the way to the Temple? On what does it depend? If someone took money given to him to bring for them to the Temple and he used it for himself, at what point does he transgress the sin of meila, misuse of consecrated property?

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