Question: Concerning hydroponically grown produce. What is the correct Bracha? Shehakol? Borei Peri HaAdama? If grapes are hydroponically grown, can they be used for production of Yayin? Can the Yayin… Read more »
Category: The seventh year (shemittah)
Heter Mechira oil kept past zman biur
Question: I received a bottle of olive oil as a gift, and discovered later the oil came from a farm that used heter mechira. Since I don’t hold by the… Read more »
Buying Plants After SHmitta
I LIVE IN ISRAEL. WHAT ARE THE RULES ABOUT BUYING HOUSE OR GARDEN PLANTS IN THE EIGHTH YEAR. LAST YEAR WAS SHMITTA. THANKS Answer: House or garden pants that do… Read more »
Pruzbul for Salary
Does one need a Pruzbul if he is owed salary? i.e. my son worked a summer job and is owed salary. The business owner acknowledged the that he owes him… Read more »
Pruzbul
What is the halacha if a parent gave a decent sum of money temporarily to help renovate a childs house which was to be repayed when they can. then a… Read more »
Pruzbul
hi im 15 and i need to make a pruzbul, but there’s two problems that my father mentioned to me and i would like to know what i should do… Read more »
Purchasing Flowerpot After Shmitta
If I would decide to purchase a flowerpot after Rosh Hashana, should I be concerned lest the seller relied on the Heter Mechira which I personally do not rely upon?… Read more »
Purchasing Israeli Produce
Shalom. When exactly can I start purchasing Israeli produce, here in Chutz La’Aretz? Thank You. Answer: Israeli fruit from Israel will still be from the Seventh year, even into the… Read more »
Tikkun Rachel During Shmitta Year
Dear Rabbi, I remember reading somewhere that during the shmitta year certain parts of tikkun chatzot are not said, some hold that in israel tikkun rachel is not said on… Read more »
Eating Shviis Fruits.
Is it a mitzvah to eat the fruits of shmitta? Who holds yes? Who holds no and why? Answer: The Torah tells us that the fruits of the seventh year… Read more »
Heter Mechira
We have a home that does not use “heter mechira” for shmitta. ThisShabbat we must go to a Kiddush and lunch at our schul & we just discovered that the… Read more »
Cutting Trees for Shavuos during Shmitta
I had seen this past Shavuos in many shuls that not only flowers were hung around the shul but actual branches from trees that were seemingly cut down to put… Read more »
Watering Plants on Shviis
For the past twenty years I have cared for the small garden areas in my street. These areas are planted with trees, shrubs and small plants. I have watered the… Read more »
Claiming Back Debt During Shmittah
I and several of my siblings lent another brother a significant amount of money through our family “gemach” to pay off the remainder of his car. We didn’t make a… Read more »
Fruit and Vegetables in Eilat
I am planning on going to Eilat in December and was wondering what do I do about shmitta when I am there? What can I not eat? And I was… Read more »
Otzar Beis Din
I see ads in the paper to sign up for otzer beit din and get a prepaid card. What do I need to know and is this important? Answer: Ozar… Read more »
Plants on Shmittah
What is the status of my plants on the balconies regarding Shvi’is? I have plants on one balcony which is on the 3rd floor, a balcony which is totally covered,… Read more »
Uprooting Trees During Shemittah
Would you be able to answer the following question? A tenant is in an apartment that is being sold. The purchaser wants to uproot several (non-fruit) trees in order to… Read more »
Pruzbul Document from USA
Can you explain what a pruzbal is? Does one need to make one before ROSH HASHANA of this year? Can one have one made through your INSTITUTE even if one… Read more »
Pruzbul Document
Can I make a pruzbul through your beis din, and how? Answer: Yes, a pruzbul can be made via any Beis Din. In principle a person needs to sign a… Read more »
The Seventh Year
Dear Rabbi in Jewish law 221 Leviticus 25:4 – Not to prune the trees in the 7th year. Why not allow people to prune the trees in the Jewsh law?… Read more »
Accepting Plants from Someone who Didn’t Keep Shmitah
Am l allowed to accept cuttings of plants and cactus from my neighbor who did not keep shmitah in his garden? Answer: If the plants were not planted during the… Read more »