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“From all of that is given to you, you shall set apart that which is YHWH’s teruma” (Numbers 18:29). God’s teruma, teruma gedola, must be taken from all of the Levites’ gifts. The Talmud asks: And what did you see that led you to require teruma gedola from first tithe that was taken from grain in pi
The Mishnah states that if, among the diners, one ate second tithe and consecrated food that were redeemed, he may be included in a zimmun. The Talmud remarks: It is obvious that if these items were redeemed that one could participate in a zimmun. The Talmud responds: With what are we dealing here?
We learned in the Mishnah: The waiter who ate at least an olive-bulk from the meal may join in a zimmun. The Talmud remarks: It is obvious. Why was it necessary for the Mishnah to teach this halakha? The Talmud answers: Lest you say that the waiter who stands and serves the diners did not establish
The Mishnah states that a Samaritan [Kuti] may be included in a zimmun. The Talmud asks: Why? Even if you consider him a member of the Jewish people, let him be merely an am ha’aretz, one who is not scrupulous in matters of ritual purity and tithes, and it was taught in a baraita: An am ha’aretz
The Talmud offers several answers: Abaye said: The Mishnah is referring to a Kuti who is a ḥaver, one who is scrupulous in those areas. Rava said: Even if you say that the Mishnah refers to a Kuti who is an am ha’aretz, and here the prohibition to include an am ha’aretz in a zimmun refers to an am