Shalom folks,I haven't posted a question for a while so I thought I'd break my silence with this question from this weeks Parsha.
In Leviticus 23:22 we read, "When you reap the harvest of your Land, you shall not completely remove the corner of your field during your harvesting, and you shall not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. [Rather,] you shall leave these for the poor person and for the stranger. I am the Lord, your God.."
So why is the owner of the field commanded to leave the corners and gleanings for the poor to help themselves rather than being commanded to gather the produce and give it to the poor ?
And does this method help maintain the dignity of the recipient ?
Thanks,
DH.