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Tractate Peah

Mishnah Peah, the second tractate of Seder Zeraim, gathers the laws that protect the poor at harvest time: peah, leket, and shikhah. Its 8 chapters and 69 mishnayot have no counterpart in the Gemara of the Babylonian Talmud — Berakhot is the only tractate in this order that does.

Start: Peah 1:1

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Peah – Chapter 1

Which produce is subject to peah, the minimum required, and the absence of a maximum set by the Torah.

Peah – Chapter 2

What defines a single field for the obligation of peah, based on natural boundaries or changes in crop.

Peah – Chapter 3

Field boundaries according to crop type and the markers that separate two distinct plots.

Peah – Chapter 4

How the poor may harvest peah and when the owner must leave it accessible to them.

Peah – Chapter 5

Restrictions placed on the landowner to avoid favoring some poor people over others.

Peah – Chapter 6

The laws of leket, the fallen ears of grain during harvest that belong to the poor.

Peah – Chapter 7

The laws of shikhah, the forgotten sheaf left in the field for the poor.

Peah – Chapter 8

Shikhah in the olive and grape harvest, and the general provisions for aiding the poor.

Frequently asked questions: Tractate Peah

How many chapters and mishnayot are in tractate Peah?

Tractate Peah has 8 chapters and 69 mishnayot.

When is tractate Peah studied in Mishnah Yomit?

In Mishnah Yomit, tractate Peah will be studied from October 19, 2027 to November 22, 2027, two mishnayot a day.

Are there video classes on tractate Peah?

Yes: 69 of the 69 mishnayot of tractate Peah have a video class, by Rav Reuven Spolter.

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