Shekalim 21b

1Did sheqalim therefore 71 Since in the Mishnah R. Simon only states that dedications of First Fruits are ineffective; he is silent about sheqalim . become holy 72 Is a sheqel dedicated today reserved for use in the Temple; in absence of a Temple any use of it would be larceny of sacra . ? Rebbi Simeon ben Jehudah in the name of Rebbi Simeon: Both these and those 73 First fruits and sheqalim . did not become holy. It was stated: 74 Cf. Tosephta 3:22 ; Babli Roš Haššanah 31b (in the name of R. Simeon ben Eleazar), Keritut 9a . Sifry zuta Šelaḥ explains the sacrifice as necessary before the proselyte will be permitted to partake of sancta , since every person whose body was the cause of his impurity, once he is pure he needs such a sacrifice to be admitted to sancta (cf. Note 1 ). A proselyte today has to bring for his nest a quarter of a silver {denar}. Rebbi Simeon said, Rabban Joḥanan ben Zakkai already disestablished this because of the mishap. What is “because of the mishap”? As was stated, today one does neither dedicate as sacrifice, nor dedicate one’s value, nor dedicate as ḥerem , nor does one collect [heave and tithes] 75 Corrector’s addtion from B, totally erroneous since heave and tithes are applicable today. Probably the addition “and tithes” is a scribal error in the ms. underlying B, since “heave and tithes” is a common expression. If “and tithes” is deleted, then the reference is not to heave from agricultural produce but to the money taken from the depository of sheqalim for use in the Temple. Therefore, this “lifting” is dedication as sheqalim . . If somebody dedicates as sacrifice, or dedicated one’s value, or dedicated as ḥerem , or collected, cloth must be burned, an animal castrated. [How? One locks it in and it dies by itself.] 76 Corrector’s addtion from B, inappropriate here. It is possible to be careful not to use an animal, but it must be prevented from producing offspring (even though castrating is sinful.) Monies shall go to the Dead Sea 77 Babli Yoma 66a , Bekhorot 23a , Avodah zarah 13a . . If he 78 A person dedicating sheqalim does not sanctify his money according to R. Simeon; a proselyte dedicating money for his sacrifice in case the Temple will be rebuilt does sanctify the money set apart. transgressed and dedicated, since Rebbi Simeon said, Rabban Joḥanan ben Zakkai already disestablished this because of the mishap, this implies if he transgressed and dedicated, it became sanctified. Rebbi Yudan from Antodria asked before Rebbi Yose: here you are saying it became sanctified, and there you are saying, it did not become sanctified 78 A person dedicating sheqalim does not sanctify his money according to R. Simeon; a proselyte dedicating money for his sacrifice in case the Temple will be rebuilt does sanctify the money set apart. . He said to him, there 79 Corrector’s addition from B, best deleted as a wordy paraphrase of the text obtained by deletion. [because of the following one may not dedicate from the start because it is an obligation to bring from the new contribution, and this would be from the old one. Here, what can you say? That one is old. But in respect to other dedications, the proselyte’s nest does not have to be from new money; if he dedicated it is holy;] maybe the Temple will be built like earlier and the heave of the lodge will be lifted on time on the first of Nisan 80 Then any moneys set apart before the First of Adar are not admissible as new sheqalim ; dedicating them before the Temple was rebuilt would be a self-defeating act. . But here, what do you have? Rav Ada and Rav Hamnuna, Rav Ada bar Aḥawa in the name of Rav: Practice follows Rebbi Simeon 81 Babli Keritut 9a . The ruling refers to all of R. Simeon’s statements in this paragraph. .