Terumah

Before partaking in produce grown in the Holy Land, one must separate tithes. Here is how it is done nowadays.

Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 126 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.

Leviticus 22:15 "And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer to the L-rd" It is necessary to peel an orange before eating it, or cut it open so the fruit can be separated from the peel. Did you ever try getting a...

Leviticus 22:4 "Any man who is of the seed of Aaron...shall not eat of the holy [food]s, until he is pure" A priest who has become impure may not eat from Terumah. He must first purify himself according to the Torah's instructions and he is then allowed t...

Deuteronomy 18:4 "The first portion...you shall give him" (This Mitzvah applies only in Eretz Yisrael.) A Jew is commanded to give the priest the first portion of grain, wine and oil. Our Sages also included in this Positive Mitzvah the obligation to give...

Maaser, giving one tenth part of something given to charity, appears often in the Torah. But how does tithing work, and what is its history?

We create a direct connection between recognizing the true source of the bread and enjoying it.

The first mitzvah in the portion of Mishpatim is that of freeing slaves.

We’ve previously traced the sources for the ruling that although defiled Terumah must be destroyed, benefit may nonetheless be derived during that process. Our Sages now continue their scholarly quest for additional sources of this legal principle. Drawin...