tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post3126203315466776660..comments2024-03-28T09:43:50.919+02:00Comments on Life in Israel: Shmitta: Gogo'imRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-773767013025844022008-05-18T08:48:00.000+03:002008-05-18T08:48:00.000+03:00MOI - I checked with the Rabbi again. He said yes,...MOI - I checked with the Rabbi again. He said yes, that would be allowed. You could also plant them in a pot in the house (atzitz she'aino nakuv) now... (and I guess transfer them later)Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-27657876584110579922008-05-18T07:38:00.000+03:002008-05-18T07:38:00.000+03:00When I was a kid we also used to make whistles out...When I was a kid we also used to make whistles out of them by scraping them along concrete walls or sidewalks.<BR/><BR/>MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-35703047776113356612008-05-16T17:00:00.000+03:002008-05-16T17:00:00.000+03:00MOI - I don't know. would they last that long anyw...MOI - I don't know. would they last that long anyway? <BR/><BR/>anon and Jacob - thanks. I knew there was another name form my Yerushalayim days, but could not remember what it was. Out here the kids call it gogo'im.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-27050663318727301452008-05-16T16:20:00.000+03:002008-05-16T16:20:00.000+03:00I was just about to point that out, Anon. Used to ...I was just about to point that out, Anon. <BR/><BR/>Used to play Agooim as a kid/Jacob Da Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181930948956094882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-34602475920461793062008-05-16T15:50:00.000+03:002008-05-16T15:50:00.000+03:00gogo'im are also called adju'im in yerushalayimgogo'im are also called adju'im in yerushalayimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-50120471789722341912008-05-16T13:39:00.000+03:002008-05-16T13:39:00.000+03:00The summer fruits are already shmitta fruit, becau...The summer fruits are already shmitta fruit, because they bloomed after Tu Beshevat during shmitta. The party's over LOL.mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-73610583946492318092008-05-16T12:56:00.000+03:002008-05-16T12:56:00.000+03:00Huh? I thought tree fruits aren't affected by shmi...Huh? I thought tree fruits aren't affected by shmitta till next year? Or is that only citrus? Color me confused.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-4831491720831835112008-05-16T07:40:00.000+03:002008-05-16T07:40:00.000+03:00Thank you for clarifying this important halacha. A...Thank you for clarifying this important halacha. <BR/>Are you allowed to save the seeds and plant them next year? Efi, a fictional character in Mibereshit (alon put out by R. M. Elon) suggests this to his mother.mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.com