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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
"When you lend money to any of My people, you shall not act toward him as a creditor..." Do not show yourself constantly to him... Do not press him for payment when you know that he is unable to pay.
  –Exodus 22:24; Rashi's commentary, ibid.
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