On what date does the court annually review consecration obligations?
Halachah 1: On the 15th of Adar, the Sanhedrin diverts attention from other matters to examine and investigate consecration obligations — ensuring they are properly enforced.
Question 2
Three bidders bid sequentially on consecrated property: 10, then 15, then 20 selaim. The first two retract. Who pays and how much?
Halachah 4: When bidders retract one after the other, the last remaining bidder is bound by his bid. Since the first two retracted sequentially, the third bidder pays his pledge of 20.
Question 3
In the present era (without the Temple), for how much may consecrated property be redeemed?
Halachah 10: In the present era, since nothing can be done with consecration funds anyway, it is permissible to redeem consecrated property for even a single p'rutah — even as an initial preference.
Question 4
A person consecrates all of his property. According to the Rambam's final ruling, has he acted properly?
Halachah 13: The verse says 'from all that is his' — implying a part, not all. Consecrating everything violates Torah guidance. The Rambam adds that one who does so acts against the path of wisdom and loses everything.
Question 5
When consecrated property is being bid on and the owner then offers a higher bid than the last bidder — when is the owner given priority?
Halachah 6–7: The owner's priority applies when the property has not been formally evaluated by three experts. Once three experts set the price and the owner wants to add more after the bidder's price was confirmed, the bidder may have the property.