 Ancient shekel coinc.66-67 CE, of thetype used during the First Jewish Revolt against Rome. | |
| Tractate of theTalmud | |
|---|---|
| Seder: | Moed |
| Number ofmishnahs: | 52 |
| Chapters: | 8 |
| Jerusalem Talmud pages: | 33 |
| Tosefta chapters: | 3 |
Shekalim is the fourth tractate in the order ofMoed in theMishnah. Its main subject is thehalf-shekel tax that ancient Jews paid every year to make possible the maintenance and proper functioning of theTemple in Jerusalem. There is noGemara about the treatise in theBabylonian Talmud, but there is one in theJerusalem Talmud, and the latter is often printed in the editions of the Babylonian Talmud.[1][2]
There are eight chapters in this tractate, as follows:[3]
Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906)."SHEḲALIM".The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.