Notes on the Shemitta shiur given by Rabbi Elimelech Kornfeld.
Rav Zachariash has read through this booklet. He agreed with what Rav Kornfeld wrote, and had only some minor comments:
- Bananas have a problem of שמור ונעבד if not under a good hashgacha ,though they aren’t ספיחין
- Some Poskim allowed the land to be sold to non-Jews under very specific conditions. This is no longer relevant and therefore, any vegetables that are labeled or sold as Heter Mechirah, are forbidden to be eaten.
- Shtar Shlichus: For those that are machmir and consider yevul nochri to have Kedushas Shevi’is, there is an issue regarding buying and selling such produce. There is a solution to this issue, which involves appointing the hechsher as your shaliach to buy on your behalf the produce directly from the non-Jew. Contact the store keeper for further detail
