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Tithing in Jewish mythology is documented here through 3 source passages from 1 distinct source names represented in this theme. The strongest clusters come from Rabbinic Midrash (3), with frequent witnesses in Yalkut Shimoni on Torah (3). These texts preserve how Jewish writers, sages, and mystics described tithing across biblical interpretation, rabbinic storytelling, medieval compilation, and kabbalistic teaching.
This page is a topic hub, not a single article. Use it to compare how different Jewish sources treat tithing: where the theme appears in narrative, how it changes across source families, which figures or symbols recur, and which passages are most useful for citation. Representative entries include Give a Tenth So That You May Grow Rich, Why the Uncircumcised May Not Eat the Second Tithe, and How Much to Spend on a Mitzvah and the Limit of One Fifth.
Commandments (2), Charity (1), Passover (1), Providence (1), and Torah (1)
Rabbi Yohanan once met the young son of his brother-in-law Resh Lakish and asked the boy to recite his verse. The child quoted the doubled commandment, "You shall surely tithe." Yo...
An uncircumcised Israelite man may not eat the Pesach lamb, Scripture says plainly. But the sages reach further and ask: what about the second tithe, the produce a person carries u...
How much of your wealth should a commandment cost you? The Mishnah lists deeds of loving-kindness among the things with no upper limit, but the rabbis here draw a sharp distinction...
