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Shkolim 18b (2) – 19a
26 Shevat, 5785 – 2/25/2025

Brief notes

1- Discussed the קומץ which was the minimum amount one needed to supply to the בית המקדש if he wished to donate לבונה, frankincense.

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2 – The גמרא offers 4 explanations for the 6 שופרות that were labeled נדבה. Why 6 שופרות ?

The first one is that it corresponds to the 6 families in every משמר. We reviewed the way the 24 משמורות worked as we learnt at the end of מסכת סוכה.

One of the groups hard at work

Due to the large number of כהנים in every משמר, they were split into 6 groups corresponding to the 6 weekdays. Each בית אב worked on one day of the week.

On שבת they all worked together.

Now, when visitors would enter the בית המקדש they would donate for קיץ המזבח. To avoid conflicts, these donations were split evenly into these 6 שופרות, with each of the 6 בית אב using the coins of one of the 6 on their allotted day to bring עולות for קיץ המזבח.
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3- The פרק ends with the discussion about the ‘box with the hole’ that was placed in the בית המקדש by יהוידע הכהן.
Was it one box or 2?

4- We began the next פרק that discusses a case where money was found on the floor between these 13 שופרות.

Many coins did not make it into the Pushke

Since there are many levels in הקדש, we need to be careful as to where we place these found coins.

The using of צדקה money that was collected for one purpose for another (also) worthwhile צדקה is something that needs to be done carefully. We discussed these issues in פרק שני.

So a coin found between these 13 שופרות that are destined for different types of the עבודות in the בית המקדש, there are specific rules on where to allocate them to.

5 – We discussed the global issue of ספקות in הלכה and will BL”N continue at the next shiur.

 

Klimovich