As Rabbi Oshaya said: A person may employ artifice to circumvent obligations incumbent upon him in dealing with his grain, and bring it into the courtyard in its chaff so that his animal may eat from it. And this grain is exempt from tithes. Although the obligation to tithe produce that has been fully processed applies even to animal fodder, it is permitted to feed one’s animal untithed produce that has not been fully processed. In light of this halakha it is possible that the fruit of the แธฅaver in the storehouse may not have been subject to the obligation to be tithed. Consequently, the aforementioned case involving produce is a conflict between two uncertain factors, as it is uncertain whether or not the owner was obligated to tithe the produce in the first place, and even if he was required to do so, it is uncertain whether or not the แธฅaver tithed it.ื“ึผึฐืึธืžึทืจ ืจึทื‘ึผึดื™ ืื•ึนืฉืึทืขึฐื™ึธื: ืžึทืขึฒืจึดื™ื ืึธื“ึธื ืขึทืœ ืชึผึฐื‘ื•ึผืึธืชื•ึน, ื•ึผืžึทื›ึฐื ึดื™ืกึธื”ึผ ื‘ึผึทืžึผื•ึนืฅ ืฉืึถืœึผึธื”ึผ, ื›ึผึฐื“ึตื™ ืฉืึถืชึผึฐื”ึตื ื‘ึผึฐื”ึถืžึฐืชึผื•ึน ืื•ึนื›ึถืœึถืช ื•ึผืคึฐื˜ื•ึผืจึธื” ืžึดืŸ ื”ึทืžึผึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึตืจ.

Rav Tzadok HaCohen mi-Lublin explains why this loophole exits within the laws of tithing. Taking maaser is an act of generosity and wealth, which channels divine generosity and wealth. This is why the Midrash states ืขืฉืจ ืชืชืขืฉืจ, take maaser so you will become wealthy. The enactment of wealth creates a divine flow of wealth.

Therefore, inconsequential amounts of unprocessed produce flies below Masser’s radar level. That is, it is not a sign of wealth to pay attention to such small amounts.

This relates to the chassidic-mystical principle that he says in the name of the Baal Shem Tov. The verse states, (Psalms 121:5), “Hashem is your shadow by your right hand.” The chassidic spin on this verse is that G-d is like a person’s shadow — it follows the person. Hashem usually only manifests Himself in accordance with what is aroused by humans in the earthly sphere to connect to Him. This is known as the is-arusa de-letata’ah the lower arousal, which leads to the isarusa de-l’ayla an upper arousal which causes the divine flow. The Baal Shem Tov tells us how important it is to enact deeds of kindness and forbearance so we can arouse a divine flow of more kindness from G-d.

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ืคืจื™ ืฆื“ื™ืง ืคืกื— ืžืดื–

ืืฉื™ืจื” ืœื”' ื›ื™ ื’ืื” ื’ืื” ื•ื’ื•'. ื•ืช"ื ืืจื™ ืืชื’ืื™ ืขืœ ื’ื™ื•ืชื ื™ื, ื•ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ื™ ื ื•ื“ืข ืž"ืฉ ื‘ืฉื ื”ื‘ืขืฉ"ื˜ ื–ืฆ"ืœ ื”' ืฆืœืš ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ืฆืœ ืขื•ืฉื” ื›ืคื™ ืคืขื•ืœืช ื”ืื“ื ื›ืŸ ื”ืฉื™"ืช ืžืชืœื‘ืฉ ื›ืคื™ ืคืขื•ืœืชื ื• ื•ื–"ืฉ (ืชืขื ื™ืช ื˜.) ืขืฉืจ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ืฉืชืชืขืฉืจ ื›ื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื–ื” ื”ืฉื™"ืช ื ืชืœื‘ืฉ ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืฉืœ ืขืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื•ืžืฉืคื™ืข ืขืฉื™ืจื•ืช, ื•ื”ื ื” ื”ื˜ืขื ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ ืฉื‘ืขืช ื™ืžื™ื ืชืื›ืœ ืžืฆื•ืช ืœื—ื ืขื ื™ ื›ื™ื“ื•ืข ื›ื™ ื‘ืœื™ืœ ื' ื“ืคืกื— ื‘ื ื”ื”ืืจื” ื‘ืชื•ืš ืœื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ืืชืขื“ืœ"ืช ื›ืžืฉ"ื  ื•ืืช ืขืจื•ื ื•ืขืจื™ื” ืจืง ื›ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชืžื”ืžื” ื›ื™ ื—"ื• ื ืฉืงืขื• ื‘ื ' ืฉืข"ื˜ ืจืง ื‘ื—ืžืœืช ื”' ืขืœื™ื”ื ื”ื•ืคื™ืข ื”ืืจื” ืœืชื•ืš ืœื‘ื ื•ื”ื•ืฆื™ืื ืžืฉื, ื•ืœื–ื” ื ืฆื˜ื•ื™ื ื• ืœืื›ื•ืœ ืžืฆื•ืช ืœื—ื ืขื ื™ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืขื ื™ื™ื ืžื”ืื•ืจ ืžืฆื“ื, ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืงื™"ืœ ื“ื—ืžืฅ ื‘ืคืกื— ื‘ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืฉื•ื ื“ืœืขื•"ื– ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื ืชืœื‘ืฉ ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืฉืœ ืขื ื™ื•ืช ื•ืขื ื™ ืžืงืคื™ื“ ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืฉื”ื•, ื•ื‘ืžืขืฉืจื•ืช ื”ืฉื™"ืช ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื ืชืœื‘ืฉ ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืฉืœ ืขืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื•ืขืฉื™ืจ ืื™ืŸ ืžืงืคื™ื“ ื•ืœื›ืŸ ืงื™"ืœ (ืคืกื—ื™ื ื˜.) ืžืขืจื™ื ืื“ื ืขืœ ืชื‘ื•ืืชื•, ื•ืžืขืจื™ืžื™ืŸ ืขืœ ื”ืžืขืฉืจื•ืช ื“ืื– ื”ืฉื™"ืช ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืขืฉื™ืจื•ืช ื•ืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ืขืฉื™ืจ ืœื”ืงืคื™ื“ ื‘ื–ื”, ื•ื–"ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื ื“ืžื” ืœื”ื ื›ื’ื‘ื•ืจ ืžืœื—ืžื” ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืฆื“ ื›ื™ ืคืจืขื” ื ืชื’ืื” ื•ืืžืจ ืื•ื™ื‘ ืืจื“ื•ืฃ ืืฉื™ื’ ื•ื’ื•' ืœื›ืŸ ื ืชืœื‘ืฉ ื›ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ืฉื™"ืช ืœื ื’ื“ื• ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืฉืœ ื’ื‘ื•ืจื”. ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื ืคืชื— ืœื‘ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉื™ืจื” ื”ืฉื™ื’ื• ื–ืืช ื•ืืžืจื• ืืฉื™ืจื” ืœื”' ื›ื™ ื’ืื” ื’ืื” ืฉื›ืœ ื’ื™ืื•ืชื• ื”ื•ื ืขืœ ื’ื™ื•ืชื ื™ื ืื‘ืœ ื”ืืžืช ืื ื™ ื”' ืฉื•ื›ืŸ ืืช ื“ื›ื” ื•ื›ืž"ืฉ (ืžื’ื™ืœื” ืœื.) ื‘ื›ืœ ืžืงื•ื ืฉืืชื” ืžื•ืฆื ื’ื“ื•ืœืชื• ืฉื ืืชื” ืžื•ืฆื ืขื ื•ืชื ื•ืชื• ื•ื›ื•' ืœื”ื—ื™ื•ืช ืœื‘ ื ื“ื›ืื™ื ื•ื’ื•':

Translations Courtesy of Sefaria, except when, sometimes, I disagree with the translation

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