<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">J’ve heard R’ H
Schacter say on a number of occasions that if the budget for the communal
sacrifices in the beit hamikdash was projected to exceed the sum collected with
the machzit hashekel, then the amount of the “machzit” was increased. Anyone
know the source for this?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">NOTE: Since I
wrote this on the blog, I found the answer - The source on the greater amount
is from the ravad (and kesef mishna) on rambam hilchot shkalim 1:6. I'm not sure the rambam would agree</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">see also the
ramban on shmot 30:12 who seems to have a somewhat parallel approach - the
karbanot were a somewhat different shekel collection</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">kt </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Joel rich</p></div>