Kollel Iyun Hadaf Bava Basra 122: Ma'aser for the Melech

 Kollel Iyun Hadaf Bava Basra 122: Ma'aser for the Melech

 
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Bava Basra 122: Ma'aser for the Melech

Josh asks:

Hello kollel!

The rambam notes the king may take a 10th of produce and animals.

How does this interact with regular maaser? Does the king take first? Does he take after maaser rishon but before maaser sheni/ani? How does it work in shmitta?

Thank you!
Josh

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The Kollel replies:

The Radak (Shmuel I 8:15) states that Ma'aser ha'Melech is after Ma'aser ha'Leviyim (Ma'aser Rishon). I would assume that the same is true about Ma'aser Sheni/Ani but I have no source to prove that. In Shemitah, the king, just like everybody else, may take what he wants, so it is probably a moot point in Hilchos Melachim.

Perhaps we could ask whether the king is prohibited from taking more Shevi'is fruits than he needs (like everyone else) or if the Din of Ma'aser supercedes the Din of Shevi'is. I do not have a proof, but to my mind, the question does not begin, because when it comes to Halachic adherence and following the will of Hashem, the king is a commoner like everybody else.

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