[net.religion.jewish] tithing

teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz) (03/13/85)

	There seems to be some disagreement among the rabbis with regard
 to tithing of income. There is a book ( in hebrew only ) which deals 
 solely with this topic. The author discusses the two major opinions. One,
 that the obligation is biblical, the other that it is only custom and not
 even a rabbinic requirement. However, since customs are not taken lightly,
 in fact they are like laws, it seems that we are obligated to tithe. I do
 not at the moment have the book, but I should be getting it over the week-
 end and will post a summary of the opinions, along with sources.

			Eliyahu Teitz.