1When a person purchases produce from a wholesaler and then purchases produce from him a second time, he should not separate tithes from one batch for another. This applies even if they are of one species, and even from one container, and even if he himself recognized the barrel from which the produce was taken.1אהַלּוֹקֵחַ מִן הַסִּיטוֹן וְחָזַר וְלָקַח מִמֶּנּוּ פַּעַם שְׁנִיָּה - לֹא יְעַשֵּׂר מִזֶּה עַל זֶה, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהוּא מִין אֶחָד, אַפִלּוּ מִקֻּפָּה אַחַת, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁמַּכִּיר אֶת הֶחָבִית שֶׁהִיא הִיא.
The rationale is that a wholesaler purchasers from many different people and sells it. Perhaps the produce he first sold was from a common person whose produce is demai2 and the batch he sold later was from a chavair who made the appropriate separations. As we already explained,3 we do not separate tithes from produce that is obligated to be tithed for produce that is exempt or from produce that is exempt for produce that is obligated.מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהַסִּיטוֹן לוֹקֵחַ מֵאֲנָשִׁים הַרְבֵּה וּמוֹכֵר, וְשֶׁמָּא לָקַח זֶה שֶׁמָּכַר בַּתְּחִלָּה מֵעַם הָאָרֶץ שֶׁפֵּרוֹתָיו דְּמַאי, וְזֶה שֶׁלָּקַח בַּסּוֹף מֵחָבֵר שֶׁפֵּרוֹתָיו מְתֻקָּנִין, וּכְבָר בֵּאַרְנוּ שֶׁאֵין מְעַשְּׂרִין מִן הַחַיָּב עַל הַפָּטוּר, וְלֹא מִן הַפָּטוּר עַל הַחַיָּב.
If the wholesaler said that both batches are from one person, we rely on his word.4וְאִם אָמַר הַסִּיטוֹן 'מִשֶּׁל אֶחָד הֵן' - נֶאֱמָן.
2When a wholesaler sells hops or vegetables and they are being brought and collected before him, a purchaser should tithe each bunch of hops, each bundle of vegetables, and each date individually.5בהָיָה מוֹכֵר קִישׁוּת אוֹ יָרָק, וְהֵן מְבִיאִין וְצוֹבְרִין לְפָנָיו - הַלּוֹקֵחַ מִמֶּנּוּ מְעַשֵּׂר מִכָּל קִישׁוּת וְקִישׁוּת, וּמִכָּל אֲגֻדָּה וַאֲגֻדָּה, וּמִכָּל תְּמָרָה וּתְמָרָה.
3When a person purchases produce from a private individual and then purchases the same species from him a second time, he may separate the tithes from one batch for the other.6 This applies even when he purchases produce from two containers, and even from two cities. The rationale is that we operate under the presumption that a private person sells only his own produce.גהַלּוֹקֵחַ מִבַּעַל הַבַּיִת וְחָזַר וְלָקַח מִמֶּנּוּ שְׁנִיָּה - מְעַשֵּׂר מִזֶּה עַל זֶה, אַפִלּוּ מִשְׁתֵּי קֻפּוֹת, וְאַפִלּוּ מִשְׁתֵּי עֲיָרוֹת; שֶׁחֶזְקָתוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מוֹכֵר אֶלָא מִשֶּׁלּוֹ.
4Different rules apply when a private person sells vegetables in the market place. When produce is brought to him from his gardens, a purchaser may tithe from one batch for the entire quantity. If, however, he is also brought produce from other gardens, should one purchase a batch from him and then purchase a second batch, he should not tithe from one for the other.7דבַּעַל הַבַּיִת שֶׁהָיָה מוֹכֵר יָרָק בַּשּׁוּק: בִּזְמַן שֶׁמְּבִיאִין לוֹ מִגִּנּוֹתָיו - מְעַשֵּׁר מֵאֶחָד עַל הַכֹּל; וּבִזְמַן שֶׁמְּבִיאִין לוֹ מִגִּנּוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת - אִם לָקַח מִמֶּנּוּ וְחָזַר וְלָקַח מִמֶּנּוּ פַּעַם שְׁנִיָּה, לֹא יְעַשֵּׂר מִזֶּה עַל זֶה.
5When a person purchases bread from a baker, he should not tithe from the warm bread for the cool bread, for one might say that the wheat used for yesterday’s bread was from one person and that used for today’s is from another.8ההַלּוֹקֵחַ פַּת מִן הַנַּחְתּוֹם - לֹא יְעַשֵּׂר מִן הַחַמָּה עַל הַצּוֹנֶנֶת; שֶׁאֲנִי אוֹמֵר 'חִטִּים שֶׁל אֶמֶשׁ הָיוּ מִשֶּׁל אֶחָד, וְשֶׁל הַיּוֹם מִשֶּׁל אַחֵר'.
6When a person purchases bread from a bakery9 he may tithe from one loaf for all the others even if the loaves are from different molds. For a baker who sells to a bakery10 bakes his dough in different molds.והַלּוֹקֵחַ מִן הַפַּלְטֵר, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהֵן דְּפוּסִין הַרְבֵּה - מְעַשֵּׂר מֵאֶחָד עַל הַכֹּל; שֶׁהַנַּחְתּוֹם שֶׁהוּא מוֹכֵר לַמַּנְפּוֹל עוֹשֶׂה עִיסָתָן דְּפוּסִין הַרְבֵּה.
If, however, one purchases bread from a distributor, one should tithe each mold individually,11 for a distributor purchases from two or more bakers.אֲבָל הַלּוֹקֵחַ מִן הַמַּנְפּוֹל - מְעַשֵּׂר מִכָּל דְּפוּס וּדְפוּס, שֶׁהַמַּנְפּוֹל לוֹקֵחַ מִשְּׁנֵי נַחְתּוֹמִין.
7When nine distributors purchase bread from ten bakers, since one of them purchases from two bakers, anyone who purchases bread from one of the nine must tithe each mold individually.12זתִּשְׁעָה מַנְפּוֹלִין שֶׁלּוֹקְחִין מֵעֲשָׂרָה נַחְתּוֹמִין - הוֹאִיל וְאֶחָד מֵהֶן לוֹקֵחַ מִשְּׁנַיִם, כָּל הַלּוֹקֵחַ מֵאֶחָד מִן הַתִּשְׁעָה מְעַשֵּׂר מִכָּל דְּפוּס וּדְפוּס.
8When a person purchases bread from a poor person and similarly, if a poor person was given13 slices of bread or slices of a cake of dried figs, he should tithe each one individually.חהַלּוֹקֵחַ מִן הֶעָנִי, וְכֵן הֶעָנִי שֶׁנָּתְנוּ לוֹ פְּרוּסוֹת פַּת אוֹ פִּלְחֵי דְּבֵלָה - מְעַשֵּׂר מִכָּל אַחַת וְאַחַת.
For dates and dried figs, he should group the entire quantity together and tithe them.וּבַתְּמָרִים וּבַגְּרֹגָּרוֹת - בּוֹלֵל הַכֹּל וּמְעַשֵּׂר.
When does the above apply? When he was given a large present.14 If he was given a small present, he should tithe each present individually.15אֵימָתַי? בִּזְמַן שֶׁהַמַּתָּנָה מְרֻבָּה; אֲבָל בְּמַתָּנָה מוּעֶטֶת, מְעַשֵּׂר מִכָּל מַתָּנָה וּמַתָּנָה.
9If a person ground a loaf of bread into crumbs or ground dried figs and made them into a cake,16 he should separate tithes for the entire quantity.טשָׁחַק אֶת הַפַּת וְעַשָׂאָהּ פֵּרוּרִין, וְאֶת הַגְּרֹגָּרוֹת וְעַשָׂאָהּ דְּבֵלָה - מְעַשֵּׂר מֵאֶחָד עַל הַכֹּל.
10When workers or guests were reclining and eating and they left over slices of bread, one should tithe each one individually.17יפּוֹעֲלִים אוֹ אוֹרְחִים שֶׁהָיוּ מְסֻבִּין וְאוֹכְלִין, וְהוֹתִירוּ פְּרוּסוֹת - מְעַשֵּׂר מִכָּל אַחַת וְאַחַת.
Blessed be the Merciful One who grants assistance.בְּרִיךְ רַחְמָנָא דְּסַיְּיעָן.
