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Maaser Sheni



Maaser Sheni or "second tithe" refers to a tithe on produce grown in the Land of Israelwhich Israelites were obligated to take to Jerusalem (either directly or by selling and converting to money) and consume or spend there, in the first, second, fourth, and fifth years of the seven-year agricultural cycle. (The Maaser Ani (poor-tithe) is given in the first and sixth year and in the seventh year the land traditionally rests.



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