tractate Shekalim
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Tractate Shekalim is a section of the Mishnah and Talmud that deals with the annual half-shekel tax and the financial administration of the Jerusalem Temple.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Tractate Shekalim | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Mishnaic tractate
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Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second Temple period practices ⓘ |
| babylonianTalmudStatus |
lacks standard Bavli Gemara
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printed with Yerushalmi commentary in Bavli editions ⓘ |
| basedOn | Exodus 30:11–16 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Mishnah canon ⓘ |
| discusses |
Temple officials
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Temple treasury ⓘ annual half-shekel contribution ⓘ charity funds ⓘ collection boxes for shekels ⓘ collection of shekels ⓘ communal offerings ⓘ exchange and conversion of coins ⓘ maintenance of the Temple ⓘ pilgrimage and contributions ⓘ public accountability ⓘ timing of shekel collection ⓘ use of public funds for sacrifices ⓘ use of surplus Temple funds ⓘ who is obligated in the half-shekel ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Korban HaEdah
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Penei Moshe NERFINISHED ⓘ Rambam NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre | halakhic literature ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | שקלים NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerusalemTalmudStatus | has full Yerushalmi Gemara ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalCategory | korbanot and Temple service funding ⓘ |
| mentionsInstitution |
Temple treasury chamber
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chamber of secrets (lishkat chashaim) NERFINISHED ⓘ chamber of vessels ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 8 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishnah
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Order Moed NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
Jerusalem Temple administration
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Temple finances ⓘ half-shekel tax ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | machatzit ha-shekel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Temple Mount administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshivot ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Temple tax law
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public religious finance ⓘ |
| talmudicVersion |
Babylonian Talmud
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Jerusalem Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | understanding Temple-era communal obligations ⓘ |
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