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Seder Zeraim (Agriculture)

סדר זרעים

Blessings and agricultural laws

Berakhot

ברכות

Blessings and prayers, focusing on Shema and the Amidah.

Peah

פאה

Crops left in the corner of a field for the poor to take.

Demai

דמאי

Produce from one who is suspected to have neglected tithing.

Kilayim

כלאים

Prohibited mixtures of certain seeds, plants, animals, or materials.

Sheviit

שביעית

The seventh year of the agricultural cycle.

Terumot

תרומות

Required donations of agricultural produce to priestly households.

Maasrot

מעשרות

Separating tithes for priests, Levites, the poor, and for consumption in Jerusalem.

Maaser Sheni

מעשר שני

A tithe eaten in Jerusalem or exchanged for money.

Challah

חלה

Dough separated when baking bread and given to priests.

Orlah

ערלה

Fruit growing on a tree in its first three years.

Bikkurim

ביכורים

First fruits and grains ceremoniously brought to the Temple.

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