[Avodah] shemitta

[Zev Sero]

A & C Walters wrote:
>> Israeli fruits and vegetables are sometimes sold in local stores (e.g. 
>> peppers from Costco). While one should be eager to purchase this 
>> produce and support the Israeli economy,...
> 
> I am not so sure why one should be "eager to purchase this product", for the
> following reasons:
> 
> 1) Since we are dealing with tevel, the producer is obviously frei

Who says we're dealing with tevel?  We have no idea where the produce
comes from, or what if anything's been taken from it.  It's demai, not
tevel.


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