The remainder of [funds set aside for] the half shekels is unconsecrated.  The remainder of [funds set aside for the purchase of] the tenth of an ephah [meal-offering]; the remainder of [funds set aside for the purchase of] bird-offerings of zavim, zavos, and women after childbirth; [the remainder of funds set aside for the purchase of] sin-offerings and guilt-offerings —- these remainders are [to be placed in the collection chest marked] “Donative Offering.”  This is the gen-eral rule: Whatever [money] has been set aside for [the purchase of sacrifices to atone for] a sin or for guilt —- its remainder is [to be placed in the collection chest marked] “Donative Offering.”  The remainder of [funds set aside for] a burnt-offering is [to be used] for [the purchase of] a burnt-offering. The remainder of [funds set aside for] a meal-offering is [to be used] for [the purchase of] a meal-offering. The remainder of [funds set aside for] a peace-offering is [to be used] for [the purchase of] a peace-offering. The remainder of [funds set aside for] a pesach-offering is [to be used] for [the purchase of] a peace-offering.  The remainder of [funds contributed for the offerings of] nazirites is [to be used] for nazirites; but the remainder of [funds contributed for the offerings of] a [specific] nazirite is [to be placed in the collection chest marked] “Donative Offering.”  The remainder of [funds contributed for distribution to] poor people is [to be used] for poor people; but the remainder of [funds contributed for the sake of] a [specific] poor man is [to be given] to that poor man.  The remainder of [funds contributed for the ransom of] captives is [to be used] for [the ransom of] captives; but the re-mainder of [funds contributed for the ransom of] a [specific] captive is [to be given] to that captive.  The remainder of [funds contributed for the burial of] the dead is [to be used] for [the burial of] the dead; [but] the remainder of [funds contributed for the burial of] a [specific] dead person is [to be given] to his heirs. R’ Meir says: The remainder of [funds con-tributed for the burial of] a [specific] dead person is to be held in escrow until Elijah shall come. R’ Nosson says: [With] the remainder of [funds contributed for the burial of] a [specific] dead person they build a monument for him on his grave.

At three periods of the year they withdraw [funds] from the [treasury] chamber; fifteen days before Pesach, fifteen days be-fore Shavuos, and fifteen days before Succos. And these are also the designated dates for the animal tithe —- [these are] the words of R’ Akiva.  Ben Azzai says: [The three periods are] on the twenty-ninth of Adar, on the first of Sivan, and on the twenty-ninth of Av.  R’ Elazar and R’ Shimon says: [The three periods are] on the first of Nissan, on the first of Sivan, and on the twenty-ninth of Elul. Why did they say “on the twenty-ninth [of Elul]” instead of saying “on the first of Tishrei”? —- because that [day] is a festival, and one may not tithe on a festival, therefore they advanced it to the twenty-ninth of Elul.

With three baskets of three se’ah each, they withdraw the terumah from the [funds in the treasury] chamber; on them were written [the Hebrew letters] “aleph,” “beis,” “gimmel.”  R’ Yishmael says: The Greek [letters] “alpha,” “beta,” “gam-ma” were written on them.  The one who withdraws the terumah may not enter [the treasury chamber] wearing a hemmed garment, nor with a shoe or a sandal, nor with tefillin or an amulet, lest he become poor and people might say, “Because of the sin of [stealing from] the [treasury] chamber has he become impoverished!” Or, lest he become rich and people might say, “He has enriched himself with the terumah of the [treasury] chamber!” For a person must please people in the same manner that he must please the Omnipresent, for it is said: And you shall be guiltless before HASHEM and before Israel [Numbers 32:22]. And it is also said: And find favor and good understanding in the eyes of God and mankind [Proverbs 3:4].

[Each member] of Rabban Gamliel’s household would enter [the treasury chamber] with his half shekel between his fingers and throw it before the one withdrawing the terumah. The one withdrawing the terumah would purposely push it into the basket.  The one making the withdrawal did not withdraw the terumah until he had inquired, “Shall I withdraw the terumah?” —- and they had replied to him, “Withdraw! Withdraw! Withdraw!” —- three times.

[After] he had made the first terumah withdrawal he covered [the remaining money] with leather covers; [after] the second [withdrawal] he covered [the remaining money] with leather covers; [but after] the third [withdrawal] he did not cover [the remaining money]. [The money is covered] lest he forget and withdraw from an accumulation from which [funds] had [al-ready] been withdrawn.  He withdrew the first terumah on behalf of [the inhabitants of] Eretz Yisrael, the second on behalf of [the inhabitants of] the cities surrounding it, and the third on behalf of [the inhabitants of] Babylon, Media, and the distant countries.

What did they do with the terumah? With it they would purchase daily offerings, additional offerings, and their nesachim; the Omer, the Two Loaves, and the Panim bread; and all the public offerings.  Those who watch over the aftergrowth of the Shemittah year receive their wages from the funds withdrawn from the [treasury] chamber.  R’ Yose says: Also, one wishing to, may volunteer as an unsalaried watchman.  They replied to him: You too admit that they must come from public assets.

The [Red] Cow, the he-goat which is sent [to Azazel], and the strip of red wool are purchased with funds withdrawn from the [treasury] chamber.  The ramp for [the transport of] the [Red] Cow, the ramp for [the transport of] the he-goat which is sent [to Azazel], and the strip of wool [which is tied] between its horns, the water canal, the walls of the city and its towers, and all the needs of the city are funded from the remainder of the [treasury] chamber.  Abba Shaul says: The Kohanim Gedolim built the ramp for [the transport of] the [Red] Cow from their own [funds].

What did they do with the surplus of the remainder of the [treasury] chamber? With it they would purchase wines, oils, and fine flour [which they would subsequently resell], the profits accruing to the Temple —- [these are] the words of R’ Yishmael.  R’ Akiva says: Investments may not be made with that which belongs to the Temple nor with funds [collected] for the poor.

What did they do with the remainder of the terumah? [They made] gold sheets to plate the Holy of Holies.  R’ Yish-mael says: The profit of the fruits is [used to purchase animals which are] offered upon the altar [when it is idle]; and the remainder of the terumah is [used] for the utensils [needed] for the [Temple] service.  R’ Akiva says: The remainder of the terumah is [used to purchase animals which are] offered upon the altar [when it is idle]; and the remainder of the nesachim is [used] for the utensils [needed] for the [Temple] service.  R’ Chananya, S’gan of the Kohanim, says: The remainder of the nesachim is [used to purchase animals which are] offered upon the altar [when it is idle]; and the remain-der of the terumah is [used] for the utensils [needed] for the [Temple] service.  Neither one nor the other admitted con-cerning [the permissibility of profiting from] the fruits.