[Avodah] buying Israeli produce

[Danny Schoemann]

From: R' Eli Turkel

>On a slightly different topic RSZA opposed the idea of avoiding shemitta
> problems by buying fruits and vegetables imported into EY. He indeed
> felt there was a mitzva to observe shmitta even though it is rabbinic and
> one should not seek to avoid keeping the mitzvah. This is in addition to
> the mitzvah of helping those farmers that keep shemitta and sell through
> some otzer bet din. I would imagine that he would say the same for
> terumot and maaserot even though they are rabbinic.

Yet the Rosh Yeshiva (RSZA) was not against the Heter Mechira...

- Danny