Saturday, April 22, 2017

halacha - What to do with a sh'vi'it etrog


Last year (5775) was a shemitah year, as such, etrogim produced in Israel end up becoming sh'vi'it (produce of the seventh year). One of the boxes I saw mentioned that the etrog should be disposed of differently than in other years (it should be eaten by 15 Shevat or returned to Eretz Yisrael).


This brought up a few questions for me, namely:




  1. How are Israeli-grown etrogim even able to be sold?

  2. How does heter mechira affect things grown for the purpose of fulfilling mitzvot? (That is, do they need to be grown by Jews and does heter mechira affect that?)

  3. What is the source for the things mentioned on this etrog box?




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