Gershon Dubin asked:
1. The Mishna on 40a says that the king would read aser te'aser during hakhel. Rashi says that this is because it is the harvest
time. Granted, this is harvest time each year, but this was after shemita, and there was no harvest and no ma'asros?2. Rashi says that since the king had no meturgeman, skipping is not a problem. However, it seems that it would be more of a
problem, as the tzibur has to wait even longer for the koreh (here, the king) to resume reading after skipping?
The Kollel replies:
1. The Tosfos Yom Tov asks your question and brings a Yerushalmi that says that since they were going out from the Shemita year, they had to be reminded about Ma'aser (not like the P'shat of Rashi). However, it is possible that since Sukos is generally the time of Ma'aser, it is considered Inyana d'Yoma just as we read "Aser Te'aser" on Shemini Atzeres.
2. The Tosfos Yom tov asks this question as well, please see Insights (which I am including below).
Dov Zupnik