[Avodah] shmitta

[Moshe Feldman]

I wrote:
> >See Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank in Shu"t Har Tzvi OC 2:68 who understands
> >the Ramban that there is a mitzvah to eat peiros sheviis and quotes
> >some others who understood the Ramban that way.  He does not mention
> >that this understanding of the Ramban is a subject of dispute.

BTW, the Machon Yerushalayim printing of the Minchas Chinuch has in
back the Minchas Chinuch's comments on the Ramban's Minyan HaMitzvos.
There, the Ramban is quoted "Mitzvas aseh le'echol peiros shevi'is" --
which is the same as the Megillas Esther's version and not the same as
the standard printing of the Ramban.  There may be a girsa issue.
Anyone know what is the most meduyak version of the Ramban?

From: "Samuel Svarc" <ssvarc at yeshivanet.com>
> I fail to follow the logic here. His failing to mention the CI's position
> causes it not to exist?

No.  My only point is that he is quoting a number of different sources
on the matter, so I was surprised that he didn't mention the CI's
view.  In contrast, the Seridei Aish is not giving a list of sources,
and just stating his own view.

> Aren't we forced to say that the real poshut p'shat in the Ramban is that
> the Ramban doesn't hold there's a mitzvah do eat peiros sheviis? This would
> explain, both the Seridie Aish as well as the CI.

But there are many more meforshim who say otherwise: Megillas Esther,
Rav Kook, Rav Tzvi Pesach Frank (citing Pe'as HaShulchan who cites the
ABD of Brode and the ABD of Dambrava?), and possibly the Minchas
Chinuch.

> Furthermore, in a previous
> post you agreed, after reading the Ramban inside, that "poshut pshat" is not
> so poshut after all. I.E. You were able to see both interpretations as
> fitting with the words.

That is only according the version of the Ramban printed in the
standard Sefer HaMitzvos and not according to the version of the
Ramban printed in the Megillas Esther or printed in the Minchas
Chinuch.

Shabbat Shalom.
Moshe