Terumah
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Terumah is a word from the Hebrew language originally meaning lifted apart, but meaning donation in modern Hebrew. When used in an english language context, it specifically refers to
- Heave offerings - a type of sacrifice in the Hebrew Bible
- Terumat hamaaser - a tithing obligation arising from the Terumah sacrifice still regarded as obligatory by Orthodox Judaism on produce grown in the Land of Israel
- Terumot - plural of Terumah, and a section of the Mishnah concerning tithing obligations.
- Terumah - the nineteenth weekly parshah or portion of the weekly Shabbat Torah readings read in synagogues during the course of one year. Its content deals primarily with the instructions on how to create the Tabernacle.