And their libations: half a hin for a bull, a third of a hin for a ram, and a quarter of a hin for a lamb, of wine. This is the burnt offering of each month in its month throughout the months of the year.
English: Our Rabbis taught: on the first of Nisan is the new year for the collection of shekalim, as the verse says “this is the burnt offering of each month in its month throughout the months of the year.”
Type of Learning
Calendar head for Temple funds.
What Is Learned
New shekel funds begin with Nisan’s Rosh Chodesh offerings.