In the present era (no Temple), how should one ideally redeem second-tithe produce, and what does the Rambam call this approach?
H2 states that it is 'pious behavior' (midas chassidus) to redeem for full value in the present era, though the Sages permit redeeming a maneh's worth for a p'rutah as an initial and preferable measure.
Question 2
If someone eats grain, wine, and oil from the second tithe outside Jerusalem, how many sets of lashes does he incur?
H5 teaches that since the Torah lists grain, wine, and oil separately in both the positive command ('you shall eat') and the prohibition ('you may not eat in your gates'), one is liable for each individually — three sets of lashes.
Question 3
According to Scriptural Law, when does eating second-tithe produce outside Jerusalem incur lashes rather than merely Rabbinic stripes?
H6 rules that Scriptural liability attaches only when the produce entered Jerusalem and was subsequently removed and eaten outside — 'since it enters the place where it should be eaten and then was eaten outside.' Produce that never entered incurs only stripes for rebellious conduct.
Question 4
Which of the following is NOT 'taken in by Jerusalem's partitions' and may therefore be redeemed outside the city even after passing through it?
H11 rules that unfinished produce — like grapes heading to the winepress — is not taken in by Jerusalem's partitions, because there was no obligation to tithe it at the time it passed through. Finished second tithe, demai second tithe, and sub-p'rutah produce are all subject to the partition rule.
Question 5
In a house built into Jerusalem's wall whose entrance is inside the city but whose length extends outside the wall, what is the rule for the portion physically outside the wall?
H16 rules that since the entrance (the primary determinant) is inside Jerusalem, one may not eat second tithe in the outside portion (it is not within the walls for eating purposes), and as a stringency one should not redeem it there either, since the entrance situates it within Jerusalem's domain.