Kashrus Kurrents, Summer 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\nTorah commands us to refrain from working the land of Eretz Yisroel during Shemita<\/em>.\nThe possuk<\/em> states that a person may work the land of Eretz Yisroel for\nsix consecutive years but must allow it to lie fallow during the Shevi\u2019is<\/em>\n(seventh) year.[1]<\/a>\nThis seventh year is known as Shemita<\/em>.[2]<\/a> The mitzvah applies to both\nmen and women.[3]<\/a>\nEven though time-bound positive commandments generally do not apply to women,\nthis mitzvah is an\nexception and is equally incumbent upon them.[4]<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nTorah also commands us to sanctify every fiftieth year as Yovel<\/em>.[5]<\/a> However,\nthe Yovel<\/em> year does not occur nowadays. This is due to the fact that Yovel<\/em>\nis sanctified only when the majority of Jews live in Eretz Yisroel.[6]<\/a> By\nthe time of the destruction of the first Beis Hamikdash, the majority of Jews\nhad been exiled from Eretz Yisroel and Yovel<\/em> no longer occurred. Although\nJews returned to Eretz Yisroel at the time of Ezra, some shevatim<\/em> chose\nto remain in exile and did not return, which precluded Yovel<\/em> from\nrestarting.[7]<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Although\nsanctification of the Yovel<\/em> year no longer takes place, the Shemita<\/em>\ncycle continues to occur, and every seventh year is Shemita<\/em>. According\nto the majority of poskim<\/em>, the Torah obligation of Shemita<\/em>\napplies only when Yovel<\/em> applies. As Yovel<\/em> no longer occurs, the\nobligation to keep Shemita<\/em> nowadays is Rabbinic (mi\u2019drabanan<\/em>).[8]<\/a> There\nis discussion in the poskim<\/em> as to the count of the Shemita<\/em> cycle,\nbut the widely accepted view is that this year, 5782, is Shemita<\/em>.[9]<\/a> Shemita<\/em> began last Rosh Hashana and\nwill continue until next Rosh Hashana.[10]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Produce which grows during Shemita<\/em> has kedushas shevi\u2019is<\/em>. This means that (a) the produce does not belong to the owner of the field and is available for others to take; (b) the produce cannot be sold for money;[11]<\/a> (c) the produce cannot be discarded;[12]<\/a> and (d) the produce cannot be removed from Eretz Yisroel.[13]<\/a> If it was wrongfully exported from Eretz Yisroel, it continues to retain kedushas shevi\u2019is.<\/em>[14]<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n A\nperson may eat a fruit that\nhas kedushas shevi\u2019is<\/em>, but any edible remainder such as the pith, seeds,\nor peel cannot be thrown away. Rather, these should be set aside until they\nstart to rot, after which they may be discarded.[15]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A\nfruit or vegetable may start growing in the sixth year and continue to grow in\nthe seventh year, or start growing in the seventh year and continue to grow in\nthe eighth year. In such cases, it needs to be determined whether or not the\nitem has kedushas shevi\u2019is<\/em>. In\ngeneral, fruit has kedushas shevi\u2019is<\/em> if the budding occurred during Shemita<\/em>,[16]<\/a>\nwhereas vegetables have kedushas shevi\u2019is <\/em>if they were harvested during Shemita<\/em>.[17]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A\nperson may own fruit that\nhas kedushas shevi\u2019is <\/em>and store such fruit for future consumption, provided\nthere is similar fruit still growing in fields in Eretz Yisroel that are\navailable for other people to take.[18]<\/a>\nHowever, when similar produce ceases to be freely available in the fields, the\nfruit may no longer be stored. At that time, a person who owns and stores fruit\nwith kedushas shevi\u2019is<\/em> should perform biur<\/em> by declaring the fruit\nhefker<\/em> in front of three men. He may then reacquire and continue to\nstore the fruit.[19]<\/a>\n. The consumer should consult a chart (available online) to ascertain the\nrelevant date for any particular fruit.[20]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If a person intentionally neglects to perform biur<\/em><\/a>, the fruit may not be eaten and should be discarded after it has started to rot.[21]<\/a> The Chazon Ish holds that the fruit is forbidden even if biur<\/em> was not performed because the person forgot or did not know to do so.[22]<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Produce\ngrown during Shemita<\/em> may be distributed through an Otzar Beis Din<\/em>.[23]<\/a> For\nexample, wine produced from grapes grown during Shemita <\/em>may be sold\ncommercially through\nan Otzar Bais Din. <\/em>The kashrus\nagency certifying the wine will note on the wine label if this is the case, and\nwill also note if biur<\/em> has been performed. Some are of the opinion that\nthis wine no longer retains kedushas shevi\u2019is <\/em>after biur<\/em> is\nperformed, and may be exported from Eretz Yisroel.[24]<\/a>\nHowever, the prevalent view is that the wine retains kedushas shevi\u2019is,<\/em>\nand the consumer should treat it accordingly.[25]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n During\nthe time of Chazal, there were people who wrongfully planted vegetables during Shemita<\/em>\nand deceitfully claimed that the vegetables grew by themselves. In order to\ndiscourage this, Chazal enacted the prohibition of sefichin<\/em>, which forbids\nthe consumption of vegetables that grew during Shemita<\/em>.[26]<\/a> There\nare Rishonim who opine that vegetables grown in the sixth year are not included\nin the issur<\/em> of sefichin<\/em> even if they were harvested during Shemita<\/em>,\nand the Chazon Ish accepts this view. These vegetables may be eaten, and would have kedushas\nshevi\u2019is<\/em>.[27]<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n The prohibition\nagainst the consumption\nof sefichin<\/em> applies only to vegetables and grains but not to fruit, and applies\nonly to produce grown in areas of Eretz Yisrael that were inhabited by Jews at\nthe time of the Second Beis Hamikdash.[28]<\/a> In\ntheory, vegetables grown in other parts of Eretz Yisroel may be eaten with kedushas\nshevi\u2019is<\/em>. However, due to uncertainty regarding these boundaries, the\nprohibition of sefichin<\/em> applies in all areas of Eretz Yisroel.[29]<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nprohibition of sefichin<\/em> does not apply to vegetables grown during Shemita<\/em>\nin the field of a non-Jew.[30]<\/a> These\nvegetables may be consumed, and the poskim<\/em> debate whether they have kedushas\nshevi\u2019is<\/em>.[31]<\/a>\nSome rabbonim<\/em> accept the view that this produce does not have kedushas\nshevi\u2019is<\/em>, and advocate that farmers should sell their fields to a non-Jew\nfor the duration of Shemita<\/em>. This suggestion is known as the heter\nmechira<\/em>.[32]<\/a>\nHowever, the Chazon Ish rejects this position, and paskens<\/em> that such\nproduce would still have kedushas shevi\u2019is<\/em>.[33]<\/a> Others\npasken<\/em> that this produce may not be eaten at all, as the laws of shevi\u2019is<\/em>\nwere not followed in these fields.[34]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n As\nper these criteria, carrots grown in Eretz Yisroel during the Shemita<\/em>\nyear may be forbidden for consumption due to the prohibition of sefichin<\/em>.\nUnless it can be determined that this is not the case, they should be treated\nas sefichin<\/em> and not be eaten. If they were accidentally used as an\ningredient in cooking, they should be treated as equivalent to a non-kosher\ningredient.[35]<\/a>\nIf the store from which they were purchased is willing to refund them, Rabbi Moshe Heinemann shlit\u201da<\/em>\npaskens<\/em> that they may be returned.[36]<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Vegetables\nthat grew during Shemita<\/em> remain forbidden even if they are harvested in\nthe subsequent year. For this reason, the issur<\/em> of sefichin<\/em>\ncontinues until Chanuka 5783.[37]<\/a> 1.\u05e9\u05de\u05d5\u05ea \u05db\u05d2,\u05d9-\u05d9\u05d0, \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05db\u05d4,\u05d2-\u05d6<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2.\u05d3\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd\n\u05d8\u05d5,\u05d0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3.\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8\n\u05d4\u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05da \u05de\u05e6\u05d5\u05d4 \u05e4\u05d3<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4.\u05e2\u05d9’\n\u05d1\u05de\u05e0\u05d7\u05ea \u05d7\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05da \u05e9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d8\u05e2\u05dd<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5.\u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05db\u05d4,\u05d9-\u05d9\u05d1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6.\u05e2\u05e8\u05db\u05d9\u05df\n\u05d3\u05e3 \u05dc\u05d1 \u05e2”\u05d1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7.\u05e8\u05e9”\u05d9\n\u05d2\u05d9\u05d8\u05d9\u05df \u05d3\u05e3 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05e2”\u05d0, \u05d5\u05e2\u05d9’ \u05d1\u05ea\u05d5\u05e1’ \u05e9\u05dd \u05d3”\u05d4 ‘\u05d1\u05d6\u05de\u05df’ \u05e9\u05d9\u05d8\u05ea \u05e8’ \u05ea\u05dd<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8.\u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\n\u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05d9\u05d5”\u05d3 \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05e9\u05dc”\u05d0 \u05db\u05ea\u05d1 \u05e9\u05db”\u05d4 \u05d3\u05e2\u05ea \u05d4\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd, \u05d5\u05db”\u05db \u05d4\u05d1”\u05d9\n\u05d1\u05e9\u05d5”\u05ea \u05d0\u05d1\u05e7\u05ea \u05e8\u05d5\u05db\u05dc \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05db\u05d3 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d1\u05d0 \u05d1\u05db\u05e1\u05e3 \u05de\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05de\u05d4\u05dc’ \u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d8\u05d4 \u05d5\u05d9\u05d5\u05d1\u05dc \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05db\u05d8,\n\u05d5\u05d7\u05d6\u05e8 \u05de\u05de\u05e9”\u05db \u05d1\u05db”\u05de \u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d8 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d1 \u05d5\u05e4”\u05d9 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d8 \u05e9\u05dc\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea \u05d4\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d6\u05d4”\u05d6 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05de\u05df \u05d4\u05ea\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4, \u05d5\u05d4\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d2 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d7 \u05d4\u05db\u05e8\u05d9\u05e2 \u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\n\u05dc\u05e1\u05de\u05d5\u05da \u05e9\u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d6\u05d4”\u05d6 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05d1\u05e0\u05df<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d9 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d6 \u05d1\u05e9\u05dd \u05d4\u05d2\u05d0\u05d5\u05e0\u05d9\u05dd, \u05d5\u05db\u05df \u05e4\u05e1\u05e7\u05d5 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05d7\u05d5”\u05de \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05e1\u05d6 \u05d5\u05e8\u05de”\u05d0\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05e2\u05d9’ \u05d0, \u05d5\u05e2\u05d9’ \u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05da \u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05dc\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dc\u05e4\u05d9”\u05d6 \u05e9\u05e0\u05ea 5754 \u05d4\u05d5\u05d0 \u05e9\u05e0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d8\u05d4,\n\u05d5\u05d0\u05d7”\u05db \u05e9\u05e0\u05ea 5761 \u05d5\u05e9\u05e0\u05ea 5768 \u05d5\u05e9\u05e0\u05ea 5775 \u05d5\u05e9\u05e0\u05ea 5782 \u05db\u05d5\u05dc\u05dd \u05e9\u05e0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e9\u05de\u05d9\u05d8\u05d4<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10.\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\n\u05d4\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d3\u05e3 \u05d1 \u05e2”\u05d0 \u05d5\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd \u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d8<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11.\u05e2\u05d1\u05d5\u05d3\u05d4\n\u05d6\u05e8\u05d4 \u05d3\u05e3 \u05e1\u05d1 \u05e2”\u05d0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12.\u05e4\u05e1\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd\n\u05d3\u05e3 \u05e0\u05d1 \u05e2”\u05d1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13.\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea\n\u05e4”\u05d5 \u05de\u05e9\u05e0\u05d4 \u05d4<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d6 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d9\u05d1, \u05d5\u05e2\u05d9’ \u05d1\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d9 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d5 \u05e9\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05e4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e0\u05d0\u05e1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15.\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d9\u05d3 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d9<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d8 \u05d5\u05de\u05d4\u05e8”\u05d9 \u05e7\u05d5\u05e8\u05e7\u05d5\u05e1 \u05e9\u05dd, \u05d5\u05e2\u05d9’ \u05d1\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d8 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d6\n\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d6 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d8\u05d6 \u05dc\u05d9\u05ea\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e4\u05e8\u05d8\u05d9\u05dd<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d9\u05d1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d6 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19.\n\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05db\u05d4,\u05d6, \u05d5\u05db\u05df \u05e4\u05e1\u05e7 \u05d4\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05db\u05d5 \u05e1\u05d3\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d0,\n\u05d5\u05e2\u05d9’ \u05d3\u05d9\u05e0\u05d9 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05da \u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d6 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d6 <\/p>\n\n\n\n 20.For Shemita<\/em> status dates for commonly available produce, refer to Rabbi Tendler\u2019s article \u201cCharting the Course of <\/em>Shemita,\u201d in the Summer 2022 issue of Kashrus Kurrents<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 21.\u05d4\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05df\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05db\u05ea\u05d1 “\u05d0\u05dd \u05e2\u05db\u05d1\u05dd \u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea\u05d5 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d5\u05e8 \u05db\u05d3\u05d9 \u05dc\u05d0\u05db\u05dc\u05df \u05d0\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05df \u05d4\u05dd \u05d1\u05d0\u05db\u05dc\u05d9\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d2\u05de\u05e8\u05d9”<\/p>\n\n\n\n 22.\u05d4\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d9\u05d3 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d2 \u05db\u05ea\u05d1 \u05e9\u05d4\u05e4\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05e0\u05d0\u05e1\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05e8\u05dd \u05d0\u05e3 \u05d1\u05e9\u05d5\u05d2\u05d2 \u05d0\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5\u05e0\u05e1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 23.For details of the Otzar Beis Din<\/em> system, see Rabbi Kaganoff\u2019s article \u201cThe Otzar Beis Din: Shemita\u2019s Treasure Trove<\/em>,\u201d in the Summer 2022 issue of Kashrus Kurrents<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 24.\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d9\u05d0\n\u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d5<\/p>\n\n\n\n 25.\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05db\u05d5 \u05e1\u05d5\u05e3 \u05e1\u05d3\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea \u05d5\u05d3\u05e8\u05da \u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d6 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d6, \u05d5\u05db\u05ea\u05d1 \u05d4\u05d3\u05e8\u05da \u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05d1\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d4\u05d4\u05dc\u05db\u05d4 \u05e1\u05d5\u05e3 \u05e4”\u05d5 \u05e9\u05d4\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05d7\u05d6\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d6\u05d4 \u05de\u05de\u05e9”\u05db \u05d1\u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d9\u05d0 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d5<\/p>\n\n\n\n 26.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d1<\/p>\n\n\n\n 27.\u05db”\u05d4\n\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea \u05d4\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05df \u05d5\u05d9\u05e7\u05e8\u05d0 \u05db\u05d4,\u05d4 \u05d5\u05db\u05df \u05e4\u05e1\u05e7 \u05d4\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d8 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d9\u05d6<\/p>\n\n\n\n 28.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05db\u05d5<\/p>\n\n\n\n 29.\u05d3\u05e8\u05da\n\u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05e7\u05e6<\/p>\n\n\n\n 30.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd \u05e9\u05dd\n\u05e4”\u05d3 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05db\u05d8<\/p>\n\n\n\n 31.\u05dc\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea\n\u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05ea \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d9\u05d1\u05d5\u05dc \u05e0\u05db\u05e8\u05d9 \u05d5\u05dc\u05d3\u05e2\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05d1\u05d9”\u05d8 \u05d9\u05e9 \u05dc\u05d5 \u05e7\u05d3\u05d5\u05e9\u05ea \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea, \u05e2\u05d9’\n\u05d1\u05e9\u05d5”\u05ea \u05d0\u05d1\u05e7\u05ea \u05e8\u05d5\u05db\u05dc \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05db\u05d1-\u05db\u05d4 \u05d5\u05e9\u05d5”\u05ea \u05de\u05d1\u05d9”\u05d8 \u05d7”\u05d0 \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d9\u05d0 \u05d5\u05e1\u05d9’ \u05db\u05d0\n\u05d5\u05e1\u05d9’ \u05e8\u05d9\u05d6 <\/p>\n\n\n\n 32.\u05d4\u05e8\u05d0\u05d9”\u05d4\n\u05e7\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d1\u05e1\u05e4\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d1\u05ea \u05d4\u05d0\u05e8\u05e5<\/p>\n\n\n\n 33.\n\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05db \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d6<\/p>\n\n\n\n 34.\u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05da\n\u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05e7\u05e4\u05d3 \u05db\u05ea\u05d1 \u05d1\u05e2\u05e0\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05d3\u05d4 \u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05de\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e9\u05d0\u05e4\u05e9\u05e8 \u05dc\u05e1\u05de\u05d5\u05da \u05e2\u05dc\n\u05d4\u05de\u05e7\u05d9\u05dc\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05d4\u05e4\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05de\u05d5\u05ea\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05d5\u05de\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d9\u05db\u05d5\u05dc \u05dc\u05d4\u05d7\u05de\u05d9\u05e8 \u05ea\u05d1\u05d0 \u05e2\u05dc\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e8\u05db\u05d4, \u05d5\u05e2\u05d9’ \u05e9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05dc\u05db\u05d4\n\u05e1”\u05e7 \u05e9\u05d9\u05d6 \u05d5\u05e1”\u05e7 \u05e9\u05d9\u05d7 \u05de\u05e9”\u05db \u05d1\u05d6\u05d4, \u05d5\u05e2\u05d9’ \u05d1\u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05dc\u05db\u05d4 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05e7\u05e4\u05d6 \u05dc\u05d2\u05d1\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d3\u05d4\n\u05e9\u05e0\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d9\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8, \u05d5\u05e2”\u05e2 \u05d1\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0 \u05e9\u05dd \u05e1\u05d9’ \u05d9 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05d5, \u05d5\u05d0\u05dd \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05de\u05db\u05e8 \u05d4\u05e9\u05d3\u05d4 \u05d1\u05d0\u05d5\u05e4\u05df\n\u05d4\u05de\u05d5\u05e2\u05d9\u05dc \u05d0”\u05db \u05d4\u05d9\u05e8\u05e7\u05d5\u05ea \u05d0\u05e1\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05dd \u05de\u05e9\u05d5\u05dd \u05e1\u05e4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05df<\/p>\n\n\n\n 35.\u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05da\n\u05d0\u05de\u05d5\u05e0\u05d4 \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05e6\u05d9\u05d5\u05df \u05d4\u05dc\u05db\u05d4 \u05e1”\u05e7 \u05db\u05d2 \u05db\u05ea\u05d1 “\u05d4\u05d5\u05e8\u05d4 \u05de\u05e8\u05df [\u05d4\u05d7\u05d6\u05d5”\u05d0] \u05dc\u05d0\u05d7\u05d3\n\u05e9\u05d4\u05ea\u05d0\u05e8\u05d7 \u05d0\u05e6\u05dc \u05de\u05d9 \u05e9\u05d0\u05d9\u05df \u05e0\u05d6\u05d4\u05e8 \u05de\u05e1\u05e4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05df \u05d5\u05d1\u05e9\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d1\u05e7\u05d3\u05e8\u05d4 \u05e9\u05d1\u05d9\u05e9\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d1\u05d4 \u05e1\u05e4\u05d9\u05d7\u05d9\u05df \u05e9\u05d0\u05dd \u05d4\u05db\u05dc\u05d9 \u05d0\u05d7\u05e8 \u05de\u05e2\u05ea\n\u05dc\u05e2\u05ea \u05dc\u05d0 \u05e0\u05d0\u05e1\u05e8 \u05d4\u05ea\u05d1\u05e9\u05d9\u05dc \u05d1\u05d3\u05d9\u05e2\u05d1\u05d3 \u05d5\u05db”\u05d6 \u05d1\u05e9\u05e2\u05ea \u05d4\u05d3\u05d7\u05e7 \u05d0\u05d1\u05dc \u05dc\u05db\u05ea\u05d7\u05dc\u05d4 \u05e6\u05e8\u05d9\u05da \u05d4\u05d2\u05e2\u05dc\u05d4”<\/p>\n\n\n\n 36.\u05e9\u05de\u05e2\u05ea\u05d9\n\u05de\u05de\u05d5”\u05e8 \u05e8’ \u05d4\u05d9\u05d9\u05e0\u05e2\u05de\u05d0\u05df \u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05d8”\u05d0<\/p>\n\n\n\n 37.\u05e8\u05de\u05d1”\u05dd\n\u05e9\u05dd \u05e4”\u05d3 \u05d4\u05dc’ \u05d5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kashrus Kurrents, Summer 2022<\/p>\n The TheFruit That Has Kedushas Shevi\u2019is<\/em>: What to Do If You Purchased an Orange?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Fruit and the Requirement for Biur<\/em>: What to Do If You Purchased Wine?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Vegetables and the Prohibition of Sefichin<\/em>: What to Do If You Purchased Carrots?<\/strong> <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n
\nTorah commands us to refrain from working the land of Eretz Yisroel during Shemita.
\nThe possuk states that a person may work the land of Eretz Yisroel for
\nsix consecutive years but must allow it to lie fallow during the Shevi\u2019is
\n(seventh) year.[1]<\/a>
\nThis seventh year is known as Shemita.[2]<\/a> The mitzvah applies to both
\nmen and women.[3]<\/a>
\nEven though time-bound positive commandments generally do not apply to women,
\nthis mitzvah is an
\nexception and is equally incumbent upon them.[4]<\/a> <\/p>\n
\nTorah also commands us to sanctify every fiftieth year as Yovel.[5]<\/a> However,
\nthe Yovel year does not occur nowadays. This is due to the fact that Yovel
\nis sanctified only when the majority of Jews live in Eretz Yisroel.[6]<\/a> By
\nthe time of the destruction of the first Beis Hamikdash, the majority of Jews
\nhad been exiled from Eretz Yisroel and Yovel no longer occurred. Although
\nJews returned to Eretz Yisroel at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[224,27,318,227],"tags":[229,271,270,217,272],"class_list":["post-9509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kashrus-kurrents-2022","category-kashrus-kurrents","category-kashrus-kurrents-in-app","category-summer-kashrus-kurrents-2022","tag-kashrus-kurrents","tag-kedushas-sheviis","tag-sefichin","tag-shemita","tag-yovel"],"yoast_head":"\n