Reeh 14:23 · unit 4

TT #237 · Parashas Reeh · Fifth Aliyah · Passuk 14:23

The Complete Passuk

וְאָכַלְתָּ֞ לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ בַּמָּק֣וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר֮ לְשַׁכֵּ֣ן שְׁמ֣וֹ שָׁם֒ מַעְשַׂ֤ר דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ תִּֽירֹֽשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקָרְךָ֖ וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֣עַן תִּלְמַ֗ד לְיִרְאָ֛ה אֶת־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ כׇּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

And you shall eat before Hashem your God, in the place that He will choose to make His Name dwell there, the tithe of your grain, of your wine and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock, in order that you may learn to fear Hashem your God all the days.

Chabad.org — 14:23

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to Temurah / Bekhoros.

Sefaria — Temurah / Bekhoros

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text
מַעְשַׂר וּבְכֹרֹת – תַּנְיָא, רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, מַעְשַׂר וּבְכוֹרוֹת, הִקִּישׁ מַעֲשֵׂר לִבְכוֹר, מַה בְּכוֹר אֵינוֹ נֶאֱכָל אֶלָּא בִּפְנֵי הַבַּיִת, אַף מַעֲשֵׂר אֵינוֹ נֶאֱכָל אֶלָּא בִּפְנֵי הַבַּיִת.

English: "Tithe and firstborn" — It was taught: Rabbi Yishmael says: "Tithe and firstborn" — he compared the tithe to the firstborn; just as the firstborn is eaten only while the Temple stands, so the tithe is eaten only while the Temple stands.

On the daf / in context: From this comparison we learn that ma’aser sheni may not be brought up to Yerushalayim for consumption in the present era.

Type of Learning

Hekkesh (Temurah) — ma’aser sheni, like the firstborn, requires the Temple.

What Is Learned

Ma’aser sheni may be eaten in Yerushalayim only while the Temple stands.