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Hosting a Non-Jew with Shemitah Produce

Question

I have an Arab worker who always eats lunch at my place and continues to work. Is it permissible during the Shemitah year to give him food that is sanctified with the holiness of the seventh year?

Answer

A non-Jew who is a guest with a Jew is permitted to eat with him from the produce of the seventh year.

Source

Azmera Leshimcha (Shemitah, Issue 2).

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