Audio by Dr. Michael Sokolow

Demai 4:4: If one designated the Terumat Ma'aser of Demai or the poor man's tithe of produce that has certainly not been tithed, he should not separate them [to give to a priest or poor person] on Shabbat. If a priest or a poor person was in the habit of eating at his home, they can come and eat as long as he informs them.

מי שקרא שם לתרומת מעשר של דמאי ולמעשר עני של ודאי לא יטלם בשבת. ואם היה כהן או עני למודים לאכול אצלו יבואו ויאכלו ובלבד שיודיעם:

Demai 4:5: If one says to someone who is not trustworthy regarding tithes, "Buy [produce] for me from one who is trusted or from one who tithes," he [the messenger] is not trusted. [If one says,] "From so-and-so person," this [the messenger] is trusted. If he went to buy from him [the specified person], but said to him [the sender], "I could not find him and I bought for you from someone else who is trusted," he [the messenger] is not trusted.

האומר למי שאינו נאמן על המעשרות קח לי ממי שהוא נאמן וממי שהוא מעשר אינו נאמן. מאיש פלוני הרי זה נאמן. הלך ליקח ממנו ואמר לו לא מצאתיו ולקחתי לך מאחר שהוא נאמן אינו נאמן:

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