TERUMOT — (Heb. תְּרוּמוֹת; heave offerings ), sixth tractate of the order Zera im, in the Mishnah, Tosefta, and Jerusalem Talmud. There is no Babylonian Talmud on this tractate. It details the laws of terumah (the heave offering) to be given to the priest … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Terumot — (Hebrew: תרומות, lit. Donations ) is the sixth tractate of Seder Zeraim ( Order of Seeds ) of the Mishnah and of the Talmud . It discusses two type of donations, one the terumah which is 2% or $5 of your crop given to the Kohen and 10% of the… … Wikipedia
TERUMOT AND MA'ASEROT — (Heb. תְּרוּמוֹת, heave offerings, and מַעַשְׂרוֹת, tithes ), dues given to the priests and the poor. A number of passages in the Bible deal with ma aser and according to the halakhah they refer to different categories: the first tithe is given… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
LOAN — (Heb. הַלְוָאָה, halva ah), a transaction in which a thing, usually money, is given by one person, called the malveh ( lender ), to another, called the loveh ( borrower ), for the latter s use and enjoyment, and in order that such thing or its… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Korach (parsha) — Korach or Korah (קרח Hebrew for the name Korah,” which in turn means “baldness, ice, hail, or frost,” the second word, and the first distinctive word, in the parshah) is the 38th weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of… … Wikipedia
EXECUTION — (Civil), laws concerning methods of recovering a debt. Definition and Substance of the Concept In Jewish law, a debt or obligation (ḥiyyuv) creates in favor of the creditor not only a personal right of action against the debtor, but also a right… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SARDI, SAMUEL BEN ISAAC — (1185/90–1255/56), Spanish halakhist. Sardi lived in Barcelona and was well to do. Among the deeds written in Barcelona during the years 1073–1328 and published by Millás Vallicrosa are a number dated the beginning of the 13th century which are… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Mishpatim — (מִּשְׁפָּטִים Hebrew for “laws,” the second word of the parshah) is the eighteenth weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 21:1–24:18. Jews in the… … Wikipedia
ZERA'IM — (Heb. זְרָעִים), the first of the six orders of the Mishnah, according to the traditional order as stated by (Shab. 31a), who states that the order is called Faith ; although from the words of R. Tanḥuma (Num. R. 13:15–16), it is possible to… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Partnership minyan — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism … Wikipedia
