Commentary for Kiddushin 101:2
אמר ליה שאני מעשר דאיתיה לחצאים דאי אמר תתקדש פלגא דחיטתא קדשה
- Tithes are different, he replied, because it is possible in the case of half [grains]; for if one declares, 'Let half of each grain be sanctified tithe], it is sanctified.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence, when he separates excessive tithes, it is as though he declared that only half of each grain in the whole measure shall be tithe. But one cannot betroth half a woman.');"><sup>3</sup></span> But cattle tithes are impossible in halves,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One cannot count off nine animals and then declare the two halves of the next two as tithe.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
One can dedicate not just whole grains, but even half grains. One can say “let half of each grain be the tithe.” So this is how we understand what happened in the case of the person who made double the amount tithe. He didn’t make 2/10 of the produce tithe—rather he made ½ of each grain of 2/10 of the produce tithe. The remainder of the produce is tithed, but the tithe itself is ruined because we can’t tell which half of each piece of grain is tithe.
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