[Avodah] Mitzva or Hechsher Mitzva

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' Micha Berger wrote:

> Even the SA (YD 33:12) doesn't clearly permit fruit outside EY
> bizman hazeh w/out hafrashah, as the Tzevi leTzadiq appears to
> limit this heter to cases where final processing was outside EY.

I haven't seen this Tzevi leTzadiq, so I could be totally wrong about this, but...

If you are translating "miruach" as "final processing", this is a serious error. Miruach does occur some time after the produce is detached from its source, but it is usually done at some point before it leaves the farm. The phrase "final processing" could lead someone to think that it refers to packing the fruit in little boxes, or even cooking it for dinner. In actuality, it is very rare for something to be grown in one locality and to have its miruah in another locality, and certainly not in another country.

One notable exception would be grapes which are grown specifically for their wine, and olives which are grown specifically for their oil. In these cases, the miruach occurs when the wine and oil are made, and it is conceivable that someone might export such grapes or olives from Eretz Yisrael, to make the wine and oil in chu"l. (One could wonder how this could be a good idea economically, but I suppose I can imagine cases where one prefers to transport the grapes, since there is no worry about stam yaynom.)

Akiva Miller

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