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Is olive oil with kedushas sh’vies batel in regular olive oil?

Question: What is the halacha regarding olive oil with kedushash sh’veis that got mixed into regular olive oil? Answer: It would have the same halachos as other oil that got… Read more »

The seventh year (shemittah) shmitta
10/08/2020
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Can you borrow money in Shmita with a pruzbul ?

Question: Can you borrow money in Shmita with a pruzbul ? I understand that prozbul should be written before shmita starts. Answer: You can borrow money in shmitta whether you have… Read more »

The seventh year (shemittah) shmitta
24/05/2018
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  • Trumot, maasrot, orlah and hybrids

Questions regarding Hydroponics

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 »

Blessings (brachot) The seventh year (shemittah) Trumot, maasrot, orlah and hybrids brachos hydroponics Maaser shmitta
27/06/2017
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) shmitta
01/01/2017
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) shmitta shviis
13/11/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) pruzbul shmittah
29/09/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) pruzbul shmittah
11/09/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) pruzbul shmitta
08/09/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) shmitta
04/09/2015
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  • Trumot and maasrot

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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) Trumot and maasrot Maaser produce
04/09/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) shmitta shviis
13/08/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) mitzvah Rambam shmitta shviis
03/07/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah)
04/06/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) Shavuos shmittah
26/05/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) shviis watering
19/05/2015
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah)
02/12/2014
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah)
06/11/2014
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) otzar beis din
29/09/2014
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah)
23/09/2014
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah)
18/09/2014
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah)
10/09/2014
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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 (shemittah)
10/09/2014
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah)
28/10/2012
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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 »

The seventh year (shemittah) neighbor plants
13/03/2011

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