Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Makkot 37:5

ת"ל (דברים טז, ז) ואכלת [שם] לפני ה' אלהיך וגו' מקיש מעשר לבכור מה בכור אינו אלא לפני הבית אף מעשר אינו אלא לפני הבית ואם איתא ליפרוך מה לבכורים שכן טעונין קרייה והנחה

Therefore the Torah teaches us with (Deutermony 16,7) "And you shall eat them before Hashem your God", juxtaposing maaser to bechor. Just as bechor is only possible in the time of the Temple, so too is Maaser only possible in the time of the Temple. And if this is was true [that the recital was essential for Bikorim] then we should have asked What comparison can be made to Bikorim which need both recital and placement?

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