[Avodah] eating Israeli produce in Israel

[Eli Turkel]

Israel exports many fruits and vegetables abroad and the question is what
to do about possible terumot and maaserot



Rabbi Zvi Rimon had a recent article on the subject: A BRIEF summary
If fruits are grown in EY with the intent to export them then Maharsham
(1:72) wrote that they are exempt from terumot/maasrot and this is followed
by Rav Kook and Rav Yisraeli, Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer  and Rav Ovadiah
Yosef. Chazon Ish, Achiezer and Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach were machmir.

CI paskened that in general one can make a copy of the wording of
separating T/M and then say that one takes out a little more than 1/100 and
it should be redeemed according to the nusach on the page or siddur onto a
coin. A coin worth 5 shekel should suffice for 50 times or its equivalent
in foreign money. (note Rav Kook disagrees but given the above disagreement
one can be lenient like CI) One then places the part separated into a bag
and disposes of them in the garbage.

He concludes that there is a special merit in eating fruits from Eretz
Yisrael. Bach says that since the fruits are influenced by the sanctity of
EY so their consumption is above normal.

Thus one should make the effort to buy Israeli produce and enjoy the merit
of eating the fruits of EY. Ideally one should separate terumot and
maaserot without a bracha as simply described above. Even if one doesn't
take terumot and maaserot there are lenient opinions that can be relied upon


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Eli Turkel
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