[Avodah] Avoiding Terumah

[Micha Berger]

Another thought from the Y-mi, Maaseros 3:1 (vilna 13b, toda's daf).
It's apropos to a discussion we had about us in chu"l avoiding the
dangers of eating tevel by not buying Israeli imports:

    R' Ula bar Yishmael besheim R' Lazer: Rebbi and R' Yosi bei R'
    Yehudah would bring in their produce from behind the roofs. [They
    would take a circuitous route to avoid bringing them into a chatzeir
    and becoming obligated in terumah umaaser.] R' Yudah bei R' Ilai saw
    them. He said to them, "Look at what a difference there is between
    you and the early ones! R Aqivah would buy three kinds [of food] with
    a perutah in order to [have an excuse to give] maaser from each and
    every species. And you bring in your produce from behind the roofs!

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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