tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post2488107638657088964..comments2024-03-27T16:27:03.093+02:00Comments on Shiloh Musings: Shemitta, Jewish Land Sabbatical, The Pros and ConsBatyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-77907519879271799942014-09-30T08:51:09.281+03:002014-09-30T08:51:09.281+03:00Rav Butbul, Rav Ovadia z'l's Chatan was di...Rav Butbul, Rav Ovadia z'l's Chatan was discussing this issue a while back. While not generally in favor of heter mechira, he said it is ridiculous to pay exorbitantly high prices for produce so one should be flexible during the year and NOT rigid, for R'Ovadia DID permit Heter Mechira NOT bediavad. <br /><br />Another point mentioned on a different occasion by R'Avraham Yosef of Holon was that the Otzar Beit Din was supposed to be set up as a non-profit apparatus and sadly, today in many instances that is not the case. <br /><br />I for one am used to people on Pesach who choose not to eat at others homes, and will not be insulted if someone chooses not to eat at my house for halachic considerations. To each his own. However the WAY this is done can be with derech eretz, and in such a way to cause the least amount of upset. <br /><br />As far as I'm concerned avoiding machloket is FAR more important than being mehudar on shmitta!!Netivotgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00746343586043134996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-36934368405888425722014-09-23T21:36:24.504+03:002014-09-23T21:36:24.504+03:00Hadassa, good attitude, difficult problem.
Shannah...Hadassa, good attitude, difficult problem.<br />Shannah TovahBatyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7040911.post-46846999662319300542014-09-23T08:58:22.422+03:002014-09-23T08:58:22.422+03:00Shalom!
"The thing I absolutely hate about Sh...Shalom!<br />"The thing I absolutely hate about Shemitta year is that 'I won't eat your food' custom/syndrome..."<br />Unfortunately there's no way to avoid it. We don't eat yevul nochrei, other than what Otzar HaAretz certifies or heter mechira (at all) and we feel very strongly about it. We're not going to call heter mechira "treif", because it isn't, or harp on other people's choices, because that's not the right way to observe the shemitta.<br />We host foreign students frequently on Shabbat and I am certain that many of them are not going to be eating any produce that has kedushat shevi'it, which is going to make hosting even more *interesting* this year. It won't be just a matter of asking guests about kashrut standards for meat (that's the only kashrut question we personally ever have with guests), but we're going to rise to the challenge, find produce that's acceptable to both us and our guests and use Shabbat during the shemitta year as an opportunity to discuss the mitza and the various options available for observing it.<br />Shana Tova to all!Hadassanoreply@blogger.com