May 8, 2016
Shmitta or not?
What would you rule about the sweet potatoes below? Are they kedushat shviis or not? are they allowed to be eaten or not? are they hetter mechira or not?
The sign says they were planted during the shmitta year but harvested during the eigth year.
So:
- for vegetables we go after the harvesting. That makes these sweet potatoes 8th year produce. No problem
- during the 7th year you are not allowed to plant vegetables. That might make these assur to eat, as they might be sfichin and might also have kedusha.
- maybe the farmer relied on the hetter mechira to plant them, meaning, if you rely on the hetter mechira, it was ok to plant them, and they are 8th year produce, but only if you rely on the hetter mechira.
- Osher Ad did not sell hetter mechira produce during the shmitta year. I have no idea why they are carrying this, nor do I know which branch this was photographed in
Crazy situation, strange conundrum.
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| photo posted by Kosharot |
The sign says they were planted during the shmitta year but harvested during the eigth year.
So:
- for vegetables we go after the harvesting. That makes these sweet potatoes 8th year produce. No problem
- during the 7th year you are not allowed to plant vegetables. That might make these assur to eat, as they might be sfichin and might also have kedusha.
- maybe the farmer relied on the hetter mechira to plant them, meaning, if you rely on the hetter mechira, it was ok to plant them, and they are 8th year produce, but only if you rely on the hetter mechira.
- Osher Ad did not sell hetter mechira produce during the shmitta year. I have no idea why they are carrying this, nor do I know which branch this was photographed in
Crazy situation, strange conundrum.
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Vegetables picked in the 8th year are assur until the time it takes to grow new ones starting on R"H, or until chanukah. Certain vegetables we are choshesh for longer since they store well (for example dolarit, and possibly sweet potatoes)
ReplyDeleteso what do you say about these that are explicitly stated were planted in the 7th year?
ReplyDeleteI would stay away from them...it's still strange to find that in Osher Ad.
DeleteLacking the needed scholarship, I will refrain from commenting on the halchic issue. But, does no one else but me see the incongruity of the phrase "kedushat sheviis?"
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ReplyDeleteFor sure, like 'baked after Pesach', there might not be total agreement on one derech, someone provided mekorot in the FB group - We love Osher Ad'.
ReplyDeleteSeems obvious to me - they are nochri.
ReplyDeleteAlso I think the time has finally passed for sweet potatoes to be counted as shminit, so they can say that instead of nochri (since some of us don't buy nochri if we can avoid it).