[Avodah] Heter mechira

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Cantor Wolberg <cantorwolberg at cox.net>
wrote:

> I'm curious what some of your reactions are to the concept of heter
> mechira. It should be pointed out that the Gemara is replete with examples
> of avoiding a Halachic prohibition by transferring title of ownership of a
> particular item (Maaser Sheni 4:5, Tosefta Pesachim chapter 2, Beitzah 17a,
> and Nedarim 48a). In fact, the Gemara (Bechorot 3b) even encourages selling
> an animal to a non-Jew before it gives birth for the first time to avoid the
> restrictions regarding a Bechor. Moreover, Mechirat Chametz has developed
> into a yearly routine in observant communities, though it is not quite the
> same.
> Kol tuv.
> ri
>

See the Tur in early hiclhos shabbos about being mafkir one's behaeima bein
l'vein atzmo on Shsbbos in order to avoid the prohibition in the Ten
commandments of working one's animal!

Now I am NOT saying we pasken like that , but the Tur DOES bring it as a
valid opinion!   FWIW Some have said that these kinds of heteirim were bad
precdents and are fore-funners of Liberalism in Jewish Halachah..


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Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
RabbiRichWolpoe at Gmail.com
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