The Jerusalem Talmud Jerusalem Talmud Maasrot 4.4

English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

MISHNAH: Rabban Gamliel says, the budding fruits of fenugreek, mustard, and white beans are subject to tithes. Rebbi Eliezer says, the caper tree is subject to tithes for its budding fruits and capers. Rebbi Aqiba says, only the berries are subject because they are fruit.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

HALAKHAH: Ḥizqiah said, if he collected two or three modii from it, it comes under the category of vegetable. Also for seeds it is so: If he withheld from it two or three morbiot, it comes under the category of seeds. If one sowed it for seeds it is tithed for the past; if he sowed it as vegetable it is tithed for the future. If he sowed it for both seeds and vegetable, or if he sowed for seeds and then wanted it as vegetable, one may tithe from its seed on vegetable and from vegetable on seeds, on condition that it was collected before the New Year; but if some of it was collected after the New Year, its seed is tithed for the past and its vegetable is tithed at the moment of its being harvested if it was one-third ripe before the New Year. But if it was only ripe one-third after the New Year, both seed and vegetable are tithed for the future.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

It was stated: “Dill sown for its seeds is tithed for seeds but not vegetable. If sown as vegetable, it is tithed for seeds and vegetable but not perianths. If sown it for periants, it is tithed for seeds, vegetable, and perianths.” But we have stated: “Only cress and wild rocket are tithed for seeds and vegetable!” So is the Mishnah: The only things sown for seeds which are tithed for seeds and vegetable are cress and wild rocket.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

Where do they disagree? When he sowed it for its seeds. But if he sowed it as vegetable, even the rabbis agree. It was stated so: “In Bethany they used to permit its vegetable, the words of Rebbi Eliezer.” He said only “the words of Rebbi Eliezer;” therefore, everybody else says it is obligated.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

It was stated: “If one sowed Lima beans, barley, or fenugreek as vegetables, his intention is disregarded; the seeds are obligated but the greenery is free.” Rebbi Jeremiah said, that also is from the words of Rebbi Eliezer.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

Samuel said, capers are forbidden because of skins. It was stated so: (Lev. 19:23) “You shall treat as foreskin the foreskin of its fruit;” anything which envelopes the fruit. Rav commanded those of the House of Ati, Rav Hamnuna commanded the colleagues: Tell your wives that when they come to preserve capers to throw away the calix. Rebbi Abba said, Rebbi Zeїra explained to me that all skins grow with the fruit but there, the fruit is on top and the skins below.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

Capers and budding fruits are one kind; one tithes from capers for budding fruit and from budding fruit for capers but not from both for ripe fruits or from ripe fruits for them. On the ripe fruits one applies the stringencies of both trees and vegetables. In which respect? If it is after the second year going into the third, he separates, redeems, and gives it to the poor.

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English · Heinrich W. Guggenheimer

The caper bush. The House of Shammai say, it is kilaim in a vineyard but not with grains. The House of Hillel say, it is never kilaim, neither in a vineyard nor with grains. Both agree that it is subject to orlah. Rebbi Ḥanina bar Papa stated: Any plant that branches out from its stem is a tree; from its roots it is a vegetable. They objected: But cabbage forms its leaves from its stem! Here when it is sure, there when it is doubtful.

Jerusalem Talmud Maasrot 4.4

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