Negative Commandment 141 (Digest)
Eating Second Tithe Grain outside of Jerusalem
"You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain"—Deuteronomy 12:17.
It is forbidden to consume outside of Jerusalem grain set aside for the Second Tithe.
This biblical prohibition only applies once the grain entered Jerusalem—and was then taken back out.
The
141st prohibition is that we are forbidden from eating grain which is ma'aser sheni outside Jerusalem.
The
source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement, "In your own settlements, you may not eat the
tithes of your grain, [wine, and oil]."
One
who eats ma'aser sheni [outside
Jerusalem] without redeeming it is punished by lashes; but only upon the
condition given in the end of Makos — that it first "saw the face of the Temple,"
i.e., was brought inside the walls of Jerusalem, and then was eaten outside
[Jerusalem]. This is clearly stated in that Talmudic passage: "When is he
punished by lashes? When it first 'saw the face of the Temple.' "
Negative Commandment 142 (Digest)
Eating Second Tithe Wine outside of Jerusalem
"You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain and your wine"—Deuteronomy 12:17.
It is forbidden to consume outside of Jerusalem wine set aside for the Second Tithe.
This biblical prohibition only applies once the wine entered Jerusalem—and was then taken back out.
The
142nd prohibition is that we are forbidden from drinking wine which is ma'aser sheni outside Jerusalem.
The
source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement, "In your own settlements, you may not eat the
tithes of your grain, wine [and oil]."
One
who doesn't redeem it and eats it [outside Jerusalem] is punished by lashes, subject to
the same condition mentioned regarding ma'aser
sheni of grain.
Negative Commandment 143 (Digest)
Eating Second Tithe Olive Oil outside of Jerusalem
"You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain and your wine and your oil"—Deuteronomy 12:17.
It is forbidden to consume outside of Jerusalem olive oil set aside for the Second Tithe.
This biblical prohibition only applies once the oil entered Jerusalem—and was then taken back out.
The
143rd prohibition is that we are forbidden from consuming oil which is ma'aser sheni outside Jerusalem.
The
source of this prohibition is G‑d's statement, "In your own settlements, you may not eat the
tithes of your grain, wine, and oil."
One
who doesn't redeem it and eats it [outside Jerusalem] is punished by lashes, subject to
the same condition mentioned regarding ma'aser
sheni of grain.
Perhaps
you are surprised that we counted ma'aser
sheni of grain, ma'aser sheni of
wine, and ma'aser sheni of oil as
three separate mitzvos. However, you
must be aware that one who ate all three of them receives a separate set of
lashes for each. This is not an "inclusive prohibition" [lav she'b'klallus] for which [more than
one set of]
lashes is not given. Rather, the verse is written in this way to
divide them [to count as separate mitzvos].
This
is stated explicitly in tractate Krisus: "One who consumes grain, wine, and oil of ma'aser [sheni] receives lashes for each one. But is one lashed separately
for [the components of] a lav
she'b'klalus?! But this case is different because there is a redundant
verse: It is written, 'You shall consume the ma'aser [sheni] of your grain, wine, and oil before G‑d your L‑rd...'
Why did the Torah need to repeat them all? From this we see that the Torah divided them
[into separate mitzvos]. And our
Sages said in Makos: "It is written, 'You shall consume the ma'aser [sheni] of your grain, wine, and oil before G‑d your L‑rd...' But
the Torah could have just written, 'You may not eat them in your own settlements'! Why did it list each one separately?
To designate each one as a separate prohibition." This demonstrates that
everything listed in the verse counts as a separate mitzvah.
I
will now list the other prohibitions included in this verse.
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