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2 unusual facts about Poor tithe


Poor tithe

The Jerusalem Talmud Gemara to Tractate Pe'ah 1:1(which does not have a Gemara in the Babylonian Talmud) discusses the maximum amount of one's income/money one can give to the poor and determines that one should not give more than 1/5 of his possessions so he does not become poor himself.

Contemporary practice is to set aside terumah, separate first tithe (Hebrew ma'aser rishon מעשר ראשון), separate terumat ma'aser, then redeem second tithe (Hebrew: maaser sheni מעשר שני) with a coin (on years that do not coincide with ma'aser ani).



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