Reeh 14:22 · unit 9

TT #229 · Parashas Reeh · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 14:22

The Complete Passuk

עַשֵּׂ֣ר תְּעַשֵּׂ֔ר אֵ֖ת כׇּל־תְּבוּאַ֣ת זַרְעֶ֑ךָ הַיֹּצֵ֥א הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה שָׁנָ֥ה שָׁנָֽה׃

You shall surely tithe all the produce of your seed that comes forth from the field year by year.

Chabad.org — 14:22

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Shabbos / Yerushalmi.

Sefaria — Shabbos / Yerushalmi

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
זַרְעֶךָ – דָּבָר שֶׁהוּא נִזְרָע וּמַצְמִיחַ, יָצְאוּ כְּמֵהִין וּפִטְרִיּוֹת.

English: “Your seed” — something that is sown and grows; this excludes mushrooms and truffles.

On the daf / in context: Mushrooms and truffles, which do not grow from seed planted in the ground in the ordinary way, are exempt from ma’aser.

Type of Learning

Derash on the verse (Shabbos) — mushrooms and truffles are exempt.

What Is Learned

Mushrooms and truffles are not subject to ma’aser because they are not the product of sown seed.