Shekalim 8:8 — Machtzis Hashekel without the Beis HaMikdash

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Machtzis Hashekel without the Beis HaMikdash

הַשְּׁקָלִים שֶׁלֹּא בִּפְנֵי הַבַּיִת
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Mishnah שקלים ח׳:ח׳ · Shekalim 8:8
אֵבָרֵי הַתָּמִיד, נִתָּנִין מֵחֲצִי כֶּבֶשׁ וּלְמַטָּה בַּמִּזְרָח,
וְשֶׁל מוּסָפִין נִתָּנִין מֵחֲצִי כֶּבֶשׁ וּלְמַטָּה בַּמַּעֲרָב,
וְשֶׁל רָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים נִתָּנִין מִתַּחַת כַּרְכֹּב הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מִלְּמָטָה.
הַשְּׁקָלִים וְהַבִּכּוּרִים אֵין נוֹהֲגִין אֶלָּא בִּפְנֵי הַבַּיִת,
אֲבָל מַעְשַׂר דָּגָן וּמַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה וְהַבְּכוֹרוֹת נוֹהֲגִין בֵּין בִּפְנֵי הַבַּיִת בֵּין שֶׁלֹּא בִּפְנֵי הַבַּיִת.
הַמַּקְדִּישׁ שְׁקָלִים וּבִכּוּרִים, הֲרֵי זֶה קֹדֶשׁ.
רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, הָאוֹמֵר בִּכּוּרִים קֹדֶשׁ, אֵינָן קֹדֶשׁ.
The limbs of the tamid are placed from the lower half of the ramp eastward,
and those of the musafin are placed from the lower half of the ramp westward,
and those of Rashei Chodashim are placed beneath the upper rim of the mizbeach, below.
Shekalim and bikkurim apply only when the House stands,
but maaser dagan and maaser beheimah and the bechoros apply both when the House stands and when it does not.
One who consecrates shekalim or bikkurim [now] — they are kodesh.
Rabbi Shimon says: one who declares bikkurim kodesh — they are not kodesh.

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