עַשֵּׂר תְּעַשֵּׂר אֵת כָּל תְּבוּאַת זַרְעֶךָ הַיֹּצֵא הַשָּׂדֶה שָׁנָה שָׁנָה וְאָכַלְתָּ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ
Every year set aside one-tenth of all that you yield from your field, and eat it before Adonai your God.
[translation by AJWS]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What is the purpose of this tithe?
2. How does the obligation to tithe challenge our conception of property rights?
1. What is the purpose of this tithe?
2. How does the obligation to tithe challenge our conception of property rights?
Time Period: Biblical (early ancestors to 165 BCE)