3,334. The Obligations of a Field That Grew from Terumah

Terumos 11:26

If a stalk of grain is in a grain pile and someone smoothes the pile (the last step, which obligates the grain in terumah), the stalk is now considered tevel (untithed produce). If that stalk gets planted and subsequently designated terumah, there is a doubt as to whether it’s terumah. Since it was planted, it might be that it was released from its status as tevel and is now considered produce for which all the necessary work has not yet been performed. However, if the stalk was designated terumah before it was planted, then it is definitely terumah. Accordingly, if someone ate part of it intentionally, he is liable to the penalty of death from heaven. If he ate it unwittingly, he must repay its value adding the extra fifth. If he bent down and ate it from the ground with his mouth, then it makes no difference whether or not he acted intentionally because people do not typically eat this way. In such a case, one is not liable to a divine penalty of death, nor must he pay the extra fifth if he ate it unwittingly.

Terumos 11:27

A field of produce that grew from terumah is obligated in leket, shich’cha and peah (the gifts to the needy), terumos and maaseros, and maaser ani (the tithe for the needy). Both a needy Yisroel and a needy kohein may come and take these portions. Needy kohanim may eat what they take, while a needy Yisroel sells what he takes to needy kohanim at the price of terumah. A Levi must likewise sell to a kohein the tithes he receives from such a field.