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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| laws of shekalim | 1 |
| tractate Shekalim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: tractate Shekalim Context triple: [Tamid, relatedTo, tractate Shekalim]
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A.
Shabbat Shekalim
Shabbat Shekalim is a special Sabbath in the Jewish calendar on which a Torah portion about the half-shekel contribution to the Temple is read, marking the first of the four special Shabbatot before Passover.
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B.
Hilchot Shekalim
Hilchot Shekalim is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws concerning the annual half-shekel contribution to the Temple and its related regulations.
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C.
Tevul Yom
Tevul Yom is a Talmudic tractate in Seder Tohorot that discusses the laws of ritual impurity for a person who has immersed in a mikveh but must wait until nightfall to become fully pure.
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D.
Maaser (tithes)
Maaser (tithes) is the biblical and rabbinic Jewish system of mandatory offerings—typically a tenth of one’s agricultural produce or income—designated for the Levites, the poor, and sacred purposes.
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E.
Al HaNissim
Al HaNissim is a Jewish liturgical prayer of thanksgiving recited on Hanukkah (and also on Purim), praising God for the miracles and deliverance granted to the Jewish people.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: tractate Shekalim Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Shabbat Shekalim
Shabbat Shekalim is a special Sabbath in the Jewish calendar on which a Torah portion about the half-shekel contribution to the Temple is read, marking the first of the four special Shabbatot before Passover.
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B.
Hilchot Shekalim
Hilchot Shekalim is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the laws concerning the annual half-shekel contribution to the Temple and its related regulations.
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C.
Tevul Yom
Tevul Yom is a Talmudic tractate in Seder Tohorot that discusses the laws of ritual impurity for a person who has immersed in a mikveh but must wait until nightfall to become fully pure.
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D.
Maaser (tithes)
Maaser (tithes) is the biblical and rabbinic Jewish system of mandatory offerings—typically a tenth of one’s agricultural produce or income—designated for the Levites, the poor, and sacred purposes.
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E.
Al HaNissim
Al HaNissim is a Jewish liturgical prayer of thanksgiving recited on Hanukkah (and also on Purim), praising God for the miracles and deliverance granted to the Jewish people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mishnaic tractate
ⓘ
Talmudic tractate ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Second Temple period practices ⓘ |
| babylonianTalmudStatus |
lacks standard Bavli Gemara
ⓘ
printed with Yerushalmi commentary in Bavli editions ⓘ |
| basedOn | Exodus 30:11–16 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of the Mishnah canon ⓘ |
| discusses |
Temple officials
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
Penei Moshe ⓘ Rambam ⓘ
linked to:
Maimonides
Rosh ⓘ |
| hasGenre | halakhic literature ⓘ |
| hasHebrewName | שקלים ⓘ |
| jerusalemTalmudStatus | has full Yerushalmi Gemara ⓘ |
| language | Mishnaic Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalCategory | korbanot and Temple service funding ⓘ |
| mentionsInstitution |
Temple treasury chamber
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple treasury
chamber of secrets (lishkat chashaim) ⓘ chamber of vessels ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 8 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mishnah
ⓘ
Order Moed ⓘ
linked to:
Moed
Talmud ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
Jerusalem Temple administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Jerusalem priestly families
Temple finances ⓘ half-shekel tax ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
machatzit ha-shekel
ⓘ
linked to:
Hilchot Shekalim
|
| relatedTo |
Temple Mount administration
ⓘ
linked to:
Jerusalem Islamic Waqf
|
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| studiedIn | yeshivot ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
Temple tax law
ⓘ
public religious finance ⓘ |
| talmudicVersion |
Babylonian Talmud
ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Bavli
Jerusalem Talmud ⓘ
linked to:
Talmud Yerushalmi
|
| usedFor | understanding Temple-era communal obligations ⓘ |
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Subject: tractate Shekalim Description of subject: 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.
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