El excedente de los sobrantes de la lishkah [es decir, lo que queda después de que las necesidades de la ciudad han sido satisfechas] —¿Qué se hace con eso? El vino, el aceite y la comida se compran por él [y se venden a quienes los necesitan para ofrecer sus comidas], y las ganancias se destinan a Hekdesh. Estas son las palabras de R. Yishmael. R. Akiva dice: No se comercia en hekdesh, [(porque "no hay pobreza en el lugar de la riqueza"; dicho comercio es degradante para hekdesh)], ni con lo que está designado para los pobres, [no sea que un hombre pobre ven y no hay nada (a mano) para darle. La halajá está de acuerdo con Abba Shaul.]
Bartenura on Mishnah Shekalim
מותר שירי הלשכה – what remained after the repairs for the needs of the city were made from them.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Shekalim
Introduction
This mishnah continues to deal with money that was left over after all of the needs in the previous mishnah had been taken care of.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Shekalim
לוקחים מהן יינות שמנים וסלתות – and they sell it to those who need wine for libations and oils and fine flour for meal-offerings.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Shekalim
What did they do with the surplus of the remainder in the chamber? They would buy with it wines, oils and fine flours, and the profit belonged to the Temple, the words of Rabbi Ishmael. According to Rabbi Ishmael, the money left over in the chamber was used to buy wine, oil and fine flour, which they would then sell to people who needed to bring these items for offerings. The profit would then go to the Temple’s treasury.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Shekalim
אין משתכרין משל הקדש – for the poor people are not in the place of the rich ones, and it is a disgrace to the Temple property.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Shekalim
Rabbi Akiva says: one may not make a profit with the property of the Temple, nor with the property of the poor. Rabbi Akiva says that this is not allowed and that it is potentially disgraceful to turn sacred items or charity into a profit. Furthermore, there is a potential problem of the Temple or poor people losing money on the deal. Rabbi Akiva doesn’t state what he thinks should be done with the extra money. According to one interpretation of the mishnah, the money is used for those things listed in mishnah two, above. According to the Rambam, the money is used for those things listed below in mishnah four.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Shekalim
ואף לא בשל עניים – lest a poor person donate it and there is none to give him, and the Halakha is according to Rabbi Akiva.
