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The opening as it read in 2015

Cattle tithe ( ) is a commandment in the Torah requiring the sanctifying a tithe of cattle or flock to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban at the Temple in Jerusalem .¹ The tithe of cattle was not redeemable; and if one beast was exchanged for another both became holy unto the Lord.² The method of levying the tithe of cattle is indicated: they were counted singly; and every tenth one that passed under the rod became the tithe animal ( Leviticus 27:32–33 with invalid book ). The Rabbis inferred from Deuteronomy 14:22 with invalid book that each tithe was to be taken of every year's produce separately, whether of crops, of cattle, or of anything else subject to tithing ( Sifre , Deut. 105; Terumot i. 5; Rosh Hashanah 8a, 12b ).³ Also they fixed a particular day to mark the beginning of the year for tithing. The new year for the tithing of cattle is the first of Elul according to Rabbi Meir , or the first of Tishrei according to R.⁴ The Sages ordained that animals should not be tithed in the present era when the Temple is not standing. In Singer, Isidore ; et al.⁵

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Tithe of kosher grazing animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban The animal tithe ( , "Ma'sar Behemah") is a commandment in the Torah requiring the sanctifying a tithe of kosher grazing animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban at the Temple in Jerusalem . The tithe of animals was not redeemable; and if one animal was exchanged for another both became sanctified. The method of levying the tithe of animals is indicated: they were counted singly; and every tenth one that passed under the rod became the tithe animal. The Tannaim inferred from Deuteronomy 14:22 that each tithe was to be taken of every year's produce separately, whether of crops, of cattle, or of anything else subject to tithing. Also they fixed a particular day to mark the beginning of the year for tithing. The new year's day for the tithing of animals ( Rosh Hashanah L'Ma'sar Behemah ) is the first of Elul according to Rabbi Meir , or the first of Tishrei according to Rabbi Eleazar and Rabbi Simeon . The Sages ordained that animals should not be tithed in the present era when the Temple is not standing.

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

Tithe of kosher grazing animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban The animal tithe ( , "Ma'sar Behemah") is a commandment in the Torah requiring the sanctifying a tithe of kosher grazing animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban at the Temple in Jerusalem . The tithe of animals was not redeemable; and if one animal was exchanged for another both became sanctified. The method of levying the tithe of animals is indicated: they were counted singly; and every tenth one that passed under the rod became the tithe animal. The Tannaim inferred from Deuteronomy 14:22 that each tithe was to be taken of every year's produce separately, whether of crops, of cattle, or of anything else subject to tithing. Also they fixed a particular day to mark the beginning of the year for tithing. The new year's day for the tithing of animals ( Rosh Hashanah L'Ma'sar Behemah ) is the first of Elul according to Rabbi Meir , or the first of Tishrei according to Rabbi Eleazar and Rabbi Simeon . The Sages ordained that animals should not be tithed in the present era when the Temple is not standing.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Tithe of kosher grazing animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban The animal tithe ( Hebrew : מַעְשַׂר בְּהֵמָה , "Ma'sar Behemah") is a commandment in the Torah requiring the sanctifying a tithe of kosher grazing animals (cattle, sheep, and goats) to God, to be sacrificed as a Korban at the Temple in Jerusalem . The tithe of animals was not redeemable; and if one animal was exchanged for another both became sanctified. The method of levying the tithe of animals is indicated: they were counted singly; and every tenth one that passed under the rod became the tithe animal. The Tannaim inferred from Deuteronomy 14:22 that each tithe was to be taken of every year's produce separately, whether of crops, of cattle, or of anything else subject to tithing. Also they fixed a particular day to mark the beginning of the year for tithing. The new year's day for the tithing of animals ( Rosh Hashanah L'Ma'sar Behemah ) is the first of Elul according to Rabbi Meir , or the first of Tishrei according to Rabbi Eleazar and Rabbi Simeon . The Sages ordained that animals should not be tithed in the present era when the Temple is not standing.

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