*26.1 Makkos Daf 17 A (3 lines Dn)*

*26.1 Makkos Daf 17 A (3 lines Dn)*Rav: There is malkos for one who eats tevel of maaser ani [terumos and maasros were already separated from it, only maaser ani was not].Rav Yosef: There is a disagreement among the tannaim on this matter.Rabbi Elazar: Maaser ani need not be separated from demai.Chachomim: It must be designated but it need not be separated.It would seem that the opinion of the Chachomim is that until maaser ani is separated the produce remains tevel, while Rabbi Elazar holds that there is no tevel with regard to maaser ani.SummaryAbayye to Rav Yosef: If that is their argument, why are they discussing demai? They can discuss tevel.Both Rabbi Elazar and the Chachomim agree with Rav’s premise. Their argument is only regarding demai.Rabbi Elazar holds that an am ha’aretz is not suspected of withholding maaser ani; since there is no penalty for keeping it. He thus separates it, and his demai is not tevel.The Chachomim suspect the am ha’aretz of being too lazy to bother with maaser ani even though there is no monetary loss involved.Mishna (20.3): How much tevel grain must one eat in order to be liable?Rabbi Shimon: Any amount.Chachomim: A kezayis.Rabbi Shimon to the Chachomim: “Wouldn’t you agree that one is liable for eating an ant, even though it’s very small?”Chachomim: One ant is a biryah [a complete creation].Rabbi Shimon: Even one kernel is a biryah.Rav Bivi quoting Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish: They argue over wheat kernels, but if it was ground into flour, Rabbi Shimon agrees that one must eat a kezayis.Rabbi Yirmiyah quoting Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish: Rabbi Shimon holds that one is always liable for malkos for any amount. (The shiur of kezayis may be relevant to the laws of korbanos chattas, but not to receiving malkos). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate