ב) וְלָקַחְתָּ מֵרֵאשִׁית ׀ כָּל פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר תָּבִיא מֵאַרְצְךָ אֲשֶׁר ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ וְשַׂמְתָּ בַטֶּנֶא וְהָלַכְתָּ אֶל הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר ה' אֱלֹקֶיךָ לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם:
You shall take of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you will bring from your land, which Adonai, your God, is giving you. And you shall put [them] into a basket and go to the place which Adonai, your God, will choose to have God's Name dwell there. [Translation by Judaica Press, edited for gender neutrality]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. Why are we commanded to give our first fruits to God?
2. How does this act sanctify our food and our relationship to the land?
3. What can we learn from this text about our nature with food and the environment?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)