The Torah commands farmers to share their wealth with the poor by leaving them five gifts:
- Pe’ah. Approximately two percent of the crop was to be left for the poor. The produce was left at the end of the field or at the end of each row within the field.
- Shikheĥa. Sometimes the harvesters forgot to cut the grain or pick the fruits within a certain area. Other times, overlooked small amounts of produce. If this forgotten produce was less than the volume of 14 liters, it had to be left for the poor.
- Leket. During the harvest, a few sheaves of grain might be dropped. These had to be left for the poor.
- Peret. During the grape harvest, a few grapes might be dropped. These had to be left for the poor.
- Olelot. If any grape clusters were incompletely formed, they had to be left for the poor.
