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The Sharia of Moses in the TORA
Part 2 - The 365 Prohibitions of the Tora

229 - FORSAKING THE LEVITES

From his “Mishneh Torah” it is obvious that Maimonides regarded the commandment under consideration as applying also to the poor and the unfortunate; only the obligation to the Levite is greater than that to the poor, since the Levite never received a portion in the Land.* Outside the Land of Israel, the obligation to the Levite is not greater than that to toe poor Israelite.**

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