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{{short description|Tenth of produce grown in the third and sixth years of the seven-year sabbatical cycle}}
The '''poor tithe''', or '''poor man's tithe''' ([[Hebrew]]: {{Hebrew|מַעְשַׂר עָנִי}} ''ma'sar<!--"ma'sar"–(NO double “a” – the ע has a Shva, not a ḥaṭaf pataḥ) as in וְכָל-מַעְשַׂר הָאָרֶץ (Lev. 27:30)--> ani''), also referred to as the '''pauper's tithe''' or the '''third tithe''', reflects an obligation to set aside one tenth of produce grown in the third and sixth years of the seven-year [[Sabbatical year (Bible)|sabbatical]] cycle for the benefit of the [[Levites]] and the poor, both, during the days of the [[Temple in Jerusalem]], and after the Temple's destruction.<ref>Sirach, scrolls, and sages'' p185 ed. T. Muraoka, John F. Elwolde - 1999 "and honouring God was expressed, ''inter alia'', by paying one's dues to the priesthood and by setting aside the 'pauper's tithe'"</ref> The commandment to give the ''poor man's tithe'' applies only to those crops that are harvested in the [[Land of Israel]], but during the [[Shmita|Seventh Year]], also applies to those crops harvested in Jordan and Egypt, so that the poor of Israel might be stayed thereby in the Seventh Year.<ref>[[Mishnah]] (''[[Yadayim]]'' 4:3)</ref>
[[File:Grapes and barley.jpg|thumb|Grapes and barley]]
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