Bekhorot 53 – בכורות נ״ג | Daf Yomi with Rashi, Tosafot, the Rambam and halacha

What Bekhorot 53 teaches

Animal tithe was abolished without the Temple so people would not inadvertently misuse sacred meat while waiting for blemishes.
Peace offerings cannot be included under the tithing rod, because the tithe only applies to animals not yet sanctified.
Sheep and goats combine for animal tithes under the biblical term flock, but animals born in different years cannot combine.

The sugyot

The Mishnah defines the scope of animal tithe across eras, locations, and species, establishing that sheep and goats unite while different years cannot.
The Gemara reconciles the mishna with Rabbi Akiva by explaining that diaspora animal tithe is consecrated to be eaten only when blemished.
The Gemara explains that animal tithe was rabbinically abolished after the Temple's destruction due to concern for spiritual mishap.
Sacrificial animals cannot be tithed because the Torah requires an animal to become sanctified through tithing, not one that is already sacred.
The Gemara derives from a biblical juxtaposition that animal tithes cannot span across different years, while sheep and goats may still tithe together.
The Gemara derives from the Torah's double mention of "chelev" that one cannot separate teruma from one species to exempt a different species.

Halachot from the daf

Animal tithe outside the Temple and in the present era
Tithing cattle for sheep, or sheep for goats
Tithing animals born in different years
Sacrificial status and consumption of animal tithe outside Eretz Yisrael
Sacrificial status and sanctity of firstborn animals outside Eretz Yisrael
Consecration and dedication of property in the present era
Inflicting a blemish on a firstborn before birth
Eye cataracts disqualifying an animal as a sacrificial offering
Changing a consecrated animal or object from one sanctity to another
Applying הקדש עילוי or cherem to already-consecrated offerings
Prohibition of tithing produce or animals from one year for another
Separating teruma from one species of produce for another species

Gems from the Daf

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