{"id":12137,"date":"2026-07-09T00:12:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T21:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=12137"},"modified":"2026-08-05T11:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T08:31:37","slug":"17-09-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/17-09-12\/","title":{"rendered":"12. Ma\u2019aser Sheni and Its Redemption"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mitzva to eat ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> in a state of tahara<\/em> within the walls of Jerusalem depends on the existence of the Temple (see above, 7:9). Therefore, while the Temple remains in ruins, even if we were able to purify ourselves from impurity contracted from the dead, we still would not be able to eat ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em>. Nevertheless, ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> must still be separated, because the mitzva of separating terumot and ma\u2019asrot<\/em> does not depend on the Temple (MT, Laws of Ma\u2019aser Sheni 2:1).<\/p>\n

The ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> produce, however, need not be left to go to waste. The Torah established a process by which ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> can be redeemed onto money. Through that redemption, the kedusha<\/em> of ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> is transferred to the money, and the produce becomes permitted to everyone. Ideally, one is required to redeem the produce for its full value plus one-fifth. Nevertheless, if one redeemed it on a peruta<\/em>, the redemption is valid. Therefore, in the present era, when the redemption money must be destroyed and cannot be used, one may redeem ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> on a single peruta<\/em> from the outset. In practical terms, that is its value, since the produce itself may not be used for benefit (MT, Laws of Ma\u2019aser Sheni 2:2; 4:18).<\/p>\n

A peruta<\/em> is the smallest amount of money with halakhic significance for acquisition or redemption. Accordingly, ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> cannot be redeemed on less than that amount. A peruta<\/em> is the value of 1\/45 gram of silver, which means that its value will fluctuate in accordance with the market price of silver. In recent years, it has generally been worth about four or five agurot.<\/p>\n

Although redemption should ordinarily be done with money, in pressing circumstances one may redeem ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> on food worth at least a peruta<\/em>. Since the kedusha<\/em> is then transferred to that food, it should be wrapped and placed respectfully in the trash, just as one does with teruma<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Someone who redeems ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em> regularly should designate a specific coin for that purpose. If a peruta<\/em> is worth about five agurot, a five-shekel coin can be used for one hundred redemptions, and a ten-shekel coin for two hundred. To prevent the coin from being used accidentally, it is best to mark it with a sticker.[14]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

After completing the separation, one recites the berakha before redeeming the ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em>: \u201cBlessed are You, the Lord our God, King of the universe, Who sanctified us with His mitzvot and commanded us to redeem ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em>.\u201d He then performs the redemption by saying: \u201cThis ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em>, together with its fifth, is redeemed on one peruta<\/em> of the coin I have designated for redeeming ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

If he is redeeming it on food, he says instead: \u201cThis ma\u2019aser sheni<\/em>, together with its fifth, is redeemed on this food.\u201d The food is then wrapped and placed in the trash, so that it is not treated disgracefully.<\/p>\n

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[14]<\/a>. The value of a peruta<\/em> is based on the weight of half a barleycorn of pure silver (SA YD 331:134). According to R. \u1e24ayim Naeh, this equals 1\/40 gram of silver, and \u1e24azon Ish writes similarly (\u1e24M 16:30). However, based on comparisons between the peruta<\/em>, other coins, and the measure of a barleycorn, Middot Ve-shi\u2019urei Torah<\/em> concludes that a peruta<\/em> equals 1\/45 gram of silver (22:12; 25:4).<\/p>\n

In practice, the monetary value of a peruta<\/em> fluctuates with the price of silver. For decades, it was worth less than three agurot. In 5760 (1999\u20132000), its value began to rise; by 5765 (2004\u20132005), it reached about five agurot; and in 5772 (2011\u20132012), it peaked at thirteen agurot before falling again. In the three years before this was written, it ranged between four and five agurot. This was written in 5778 (2017\u20132018).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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