Peah

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Peah is a tractate of the Mishnah that outlines the agricultural gifts and portions of produce that must be left for the poor.

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Peah canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mishnah tractate
aimsTo ensure sustenance for the needy
basedOn Deuteronomy 24:19–22
Leviticus 19:9–10
Leviticus 23:22
linked to: Leviticus 23

Torah commandments
discusses distribution procedures for the poor
minimum amounts of Peah
owner’s obligations toward the poor
rights of the poor in the field
time and place of separating Peah
types of produce obligated in Peah
who is entitled to the gifts for the poor
focusesOn agricultural economy of ancient Israel
followedBy Demai
hasCanonicalOrder second tractate of Seder Zeraim
hasCommentary Jerusalem Talmud on Peah
Tosefta Peah
linked to: Tosefta

medieval rabbinic commentaries
hasEthicalTheme care for the poor
charity
social justice
hasHebrewName פאה
hasLanguage Mishnaic Hebrew
hasNumberOfChapters 8
hasSubject Jewish law
agricultural law
gifts to the poor
legalForm codified oral law
meaningOfName corner (of a field)
mentions laws of fruit trees for the poor
laws of olive trees and vineyards for the poor
observedIn Land of Israel
linked to: Eretz HaKodesh
partOf Mishnah
Seder Zeraim
precededBy Berakhot
linked to: Tractate Berakhot
regulates field corners left unharvested
forgotten sheaves
gleanings
portions of produce left for the poor
tithes for the poor
religiousContext Halakha
tradition Rabbinic Judaism
traditionallyStudiedBy rabbinic scholars
yeshiva students

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