[Avodah] majority of world Jewry in EY

Eli Turkel eliturkel at gmail.com
Tue Jun 17 04:26:26 PDT 2008


<<Does a majority of Jews in Eretz Yisroel necessitate the building of Bayis
Shlishi as well as Challoh, Trumoh & Maasrous  D'Oraiso?>>

The lais is "Be-as Kulchem" - it is not clear what kulchem means.
Does every single Jew have to live in EY and one in Bavel reduces it to
a derabban? Some therefore learn that one needs only a majority of Jews
in EY for shemitta to become a deoraisa.
It is important to point out that if it does become a deoraisa then according
to ALL opinions heter mechira no longer works and it is predicated on
safek derabbanan le-kula.
Similar questions might affect other mitzvot hteluyot ba-aretz.

Building the third bet hamikdash is not connected. In fact there is a
disagreement
if this will happen before or after moshiach and if it is by man or G-d.



-- 
Eli Turkel



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