Commentary for Chullin 262:16
ושאר מתנות כהונה כגון הזרוע והלחיים והקבה אין מוציאין אותן לא מכהן לכהן ולא מלוי ללוי הא מלוי לכהן מוציאין אלמא איקרו עם
But R'Eleazar B''Azariah said: 'to the priest also'! Did he say, to the priest and not to the Levite? - Yes, after Ezra had penalized them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because the Levites did not go up with him in the return to Judea from the Babylonian exile, Ezra deprived them of the tithe; v. Yeb. 86b. r,c There is no express reference to this in the Books of Ezra or Nehemiah; v. Rashi s.v. It has been suggested that Mal. III, 10: Bring ye the whole tithe into the Temple treasury, refers to this new institution of Ezra; for according to Jewish tradition, Malachi is identified with Ezra (v. hbpn Meg. 15a) . Cf. Tosaf. Yeb. 86b, s.v. .');"><sup>12</sup></span>
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