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'''Terumot''' (]: תרומות, lit. "Donations") is the sixth tractate of '']'' ("Order of Seeds") of the '']'' and of the '']''. It discusses two type of donations, one the terumah which is 2% or $5 of your crop given to the Kohen and 10% of the Masser that is given to Levite is given to the Kohen and this called "termuas Masser" These laws to do not apply when there is no Jewish Temple in Jersulam. However, these tithes are still separated and just put away to remember what was done in the past and not given to kohen. These laws are also mentioned in detail in tractate of "Demai" and "Masseros".
'''Terumot''' (]: תרומות, lit. "Donations") is the sixth tractate of '']'' ("Order of Seeds") of the '']'' and of the '']''. It discusses two type of donations, one the terumah which is 2% or $5 of your crop given to the Kohen and 10% of the Masser that is given to Levite is given to the Kohen and this called "Terumat Masser" These laws to do not apply when there is no Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. However, these tithes are still separated and just put away to remember what was done in the past and not given to kohen. These laws are also mentioned in detail in tractate of "Demai" and "Maasserot".
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Terumot (Hebrew: תרומות, lit. "Donations") is the sixth tractate of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah and of the Talmud. It discusses two type of donations, one the terumah which is 2% or $5 of your crop given to the Kohen and 10% of the Masser that is given to Levite is given to the Kohen and this called "Terumat Masser" These laws to do not apply when there is no Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. However, these tithes are still separated and just put away to remember what was done in the past and not given to kohen. These laws are also mentioned in detail in tractate of "Demai" and "Maasserot".