[Avodah] Maasar Rishon

[Michael Makovi]

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> Reading Babba Metzia I am not sure what the rules are for Maasar Rishon.
> 1. Maasar Rishon should be given to the Levi. As Cohen is also Levi, does he
> get Maasar Rishon as well?
> 2. When Ezra came to Eretz Israel he gave a penalty to the Leviyim. What was
> this penalty? Did he decide NOT to give Maasar to the Levy, but instead to
> give to the Cohen? or to give both.
> If this was the case how could he be OKER mitzva deorayta?
>
> Reading Beith Habechira LeMeiri, Babba Metzia Daf 11, Amud 1, it looks like
> there are two opinions.
> But reading other sources (Rmabam and others) I understood that he did not
> give the Levi, but to the Cohen instead.
>
> Thanks
>
> galsaba

Prof. Ephraim Urbach The Halakha has a chapter on this, in which he
uses predominately Yerushalmi and Tosefta from many mesechtot to
reconstruct the history.

Mikha'el Makovi