Tractate regarding pledging a person's value to Beth Hamikdash and other Hekdesh laws
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How is a "Goses" (someone who is about to die) defined?
In Erchin 1:3, the Mishna opens with:
הגוסס והיוצא להרג לא נדר ולא נערך.
The "Goses" (one who is about to die) and someone who is about to be killed are not used as either a measurement of worth for what their monetary value is or for what their…
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Why does the mishna in Arachin repeat itself?
Arachin (2:1):
אֵין בָּעֲרָכִין פָּחוּת מִסֶּלַע, וְלֹא יָתֵר עַל חֲמִשִּׁים סָלַע. כֵּיצַד, נָתַן סֶלַע וְהֶעֱשִׁיר, אֵינוֹ נוֹתֵן כְּלוּם. פָּחוֹת מִסֶּלַע וְהֶעֱשִׁיר, נוֹתֵן חֲמִשִּׁים סָלַע. הָיָה בְיָדָיו חָמֵשׁ סְלָעִים, רַבִּי מֵאִיר…
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