Kesubos 106b

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Ketubot 106b

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Topic

Which Temple fund pays for the כלי שרת, and whether הקדש money may be used to make a profit

Overview

רב הונא asks רב whether the Temple's כלי שרת may be paid for with בדק הבית money, or only from תרומת הלשכה. רב rules: only from תרומת הלשכה. A פסוק in דברי הימים seems to show repair money used for vessels, but רב answers with a פסוק in מלכים that says the repair money went to the workers. The גמרא settles the clash between the two פסוקים: only money left over after the repairs went to vessels, because בית דין silently made that condition from the start. A ברייתא from the school of רבי ישמעאל supports רב, reading 'הכסף' as the first money, the main תרומת הלשכה. Another ברייתא says כלי שרת come from מותר נסכים. The גמרא answers that this is a dispute between תנאים, and quotes a משנה with the views of רבי ישמעאל, רבי עקיבא and רבי חנינא. It then explains רבי ישמעאל's 'leftover produce' as profit from trading with leftover money. רבי עקיבא rejects this, because he forbids making profits with הקדש money or with charity money. Finally the גמרא returns to our משנה about a husband who went overseas, and begins רב's opinion, which continues on the next amud.

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The steps (21)

1. QuestionCan upkeep money pay for Temple service vessels?
2. Responseרב rules: only from the treasury chamber
3. ChallengeChallenge from the פסוק in דברי הימים
4. Resolutionרב answers from the פסוק in מלכים
5. ChallengeThe two verses seem to contradict
6. ResolutionLeftover money versus no leftover
7. ChallengeHow can leftover repair money be used for vessels?
8. Resolutionבית דין makes a silent condition on the money
9. ProofA ברייתא supports רב from 'the rest of the money'
10. ChallengeMaybe the vessels come from the leftover itself
11. Resolution'The money' means the first money, like רבא's rule
12. ChallengeA ברייתא says vessels come from leftover libation money
13. ChallengeThe ברייתא finishes its list: altar, courtyards, and the city's needs
14. ResolutionIt is a dispute between תנאים: the משנה about the leftover collection
15. Statementרבי עקיבא and רבי חנינא give their views
16. QuestionWhat is the 'produce' רבי ישמעאל mentioned?
17. ResponseThe produce is trade profit from the leftover collection
18. QuestionWhy did the other two reject the 'leftover produce'?
19. ResponseA משנה shows רבי עקיבא forbids profit from הקדש
20. ResponseThe reasons behind רבי עקיבא's two rules
21. StatementBack to the משנה: a man who went overseas