Related for Gittin 121:3
עני המנקף בראש הזית מה שתחתיו וכו': תנא אם ליקט ונתן ביד ה"ז גזל גמור
'What [then] is the practical effect of R. Jose's ruling? — That the article can be recovered by process of law.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But the robber is not disqualified from giving evidence, whereas according to the Rabbis the article cannot even be recovered by process of law. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> IF A POOR MAN IS GLEANING THE TOP OF AN OLIVE TREE, TO TAKE THE FRUIT BENEATH HIM. A Tanna taught: If the poor man had gathered the fruit and placed it on the ground with his hands, to take it is actual robbery.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Because by handling it he had acquired possession. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
Tosefta Demai
One takes upon himself four obligations that are placed on him to be a "chaver" (see Dem. 2:3): (1) he does not sell terumah or ma'aser to an am ha'aretz [a Jew who is not scrupulous in his observance, including the laws of purity and tithing], (2) he does not engage in cleanliness [?] at the home of an am ha'aretz, and (3) he [only] eats unconsecrated meat in a [state of] ritual cleanliness. [Note: per the GR"A, we add (4) he does not sell [Demai] to an am ha'aretz.]
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Tosefta Gittin
In a city that has both Jews and Gentiles, those who oversee the communal fund should collect from both Jews and Gentiles for the sake of peace. So should they distribute to the poor Gentile and the poor Jew alike for the sake of peace. One should eulogize and bury the deceased Gentile for the sake of peace, and one should comfort the mourning Gentile for the sake of peace.
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