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Daily Mitzvah (Rambam)

Day 133: Positive Commandment 127

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Important Message Regarding This Lesson

The Daily Mitzvah schedule runs parallel to the daily study of 3 chapters of Maimonides' 14-volume code. There are instances when the Mitzvah is repeated a few days consecutively while the exploration of the same Mitzvah continues in the in-depth track.

Positive Commandment 127 (Digest)
The First Tithe

"But the tithes of the Children of Israel which they offer to G‑d as a gift..."Numbers 18:24.

We are commanded to separate a tenth of our crops and give it to a Levite.

This biblical precept only applies in the Land of Israel.

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Daily Quote
It is the manner of a father to have compassion (rachamim), as it is written, "As a father has compassion on children [so does G-d have compassion for those who fear Him]" (Psalms 103:13). It is the manner of a mother to console, as it is written, "As a man whose mother does console him [so shall I console you]" (Isaiah 66:13). Says G-d: I shall do both as father and as mother
  –Midrash P’sikta d’Rav Kahana
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