Which of the following is NOT one of the six Rabbinic situations that obligate separation of tithes (as listed in Halachah 3)?
The six situations listed in H3 are: bringing into a courtyard, a transaction, subjecting to fire, salting, separating terumah, and the commencement of Shabbat. Grinding into flour is not among them.
Question 2
A farmer wants to avoid tithing his harvested grain. According to Halachah 6, what legitimate strategy may he use?
H6 explicitly permits bringing grain home in its unthreshed husk so livestock can eat it as a snack — since work is not complete, no tithing obligation applies. The Rambam notes this is permitted because the obligation is only Rabbinic, allowing such leniency.
Question 3
According to Halachah 13, what is 'mimareach' and when does it obligate grain to be tithed?
Mimareach means smoothing the top of the grain pile with a pitchfork at the very end of processing, indicating that no more grain will be added and the work is done. This act obligates the grain to be tithed.
Question 4
When does wine become obligated to be tithed, according to Halachah 14?
H14 states that wine becomes obligated when it is stored in a barrel and the peels and seeds (sediment) are skimmed from the top. While it is still in the vat or being drawn off, one may drink casually without tithing.
Question 5
According to Halachah 22, what is the rule for sheaves of wheat found in the public domain?
H22 rules that sheaves found in the public domain are exempt from tithes because the owner, having no way to retrieve them, relinquishes ownership — and ownerless produce is not subject to the tithing obligation. (Sheaves in a private domain are obligated, since the owner does not despair of recovery.)